Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#714402November 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE COMPUTER IS ENCASED IN A SPLIT ALUMINUM HOUSING AND IS NOT HERMETICALLY SEALED. THIS SUB ASSEMBLY IS LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SURROUNDED BY LOOSE FITTING PLASTIC PARTS. IT IS SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE, DIRT AND IN NORTHERN CLIMATES SALT CORROSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714261November 3, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CD-PLAYER NOT EJECTING CDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714167November 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER LOSES CONTROL. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. FAILED AGAIN 10/30/99
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549249October 27, 1999
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL #98V-146. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713890October 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAVALIER WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE-THRU WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CONCOLE FLASHED AND THE CAR WENT DEAD. THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. I PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND AT THAT TIME, THE CAR STARTED. I CALLED TAYLOR JEEP (WHERE I HAVE A SERVICE CONTRACT) AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN BAD GAS OR THE CAR OVERHEATING AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT SINCE THE CAR IS RUNNING. FOUR DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE LIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE FLASHED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING ANIT-LOCK BRAKES AND POWERSTEERING. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. I THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TAYLOR JEEP. AFTER CHECKING OUT THE CAR, THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR STARTED FINE. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG IF THE CAR SHUT DOWN, AND TO PLEASE CONTINUE LOOKING. TAYLOR JEEP ENDED UP REPLACING THE STARTER?! ON MARCH 23, 1999, I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND AGAIN, THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE CONSOLE AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO TAYLOR JEEP. THIS TIME THEY REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEN ON MARCH 31, 1999 WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. I AGAIN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TAYLOR JEEP. THIS TIME THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. I PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER 5 DAYS. AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UNTIL OCTOBER 20, 1999. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, GOING ABOUT 40MPH, THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE CONSOLE AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I DROVE IT TO TAYLOR JEEP AND THIS TIME THEY SENT IT TO TAYLOR CHEVROLET. AFTER TESTING, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713776October 24, 1999
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS INTO MOBILE HOME TO WINDSHIELD AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713627October 21, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850393October 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES IN LAST MONTH AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713033October 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. SHUT DOWNS OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALERS HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIND PROBLEM WITH NO SUCESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712902October 6, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
HAD TO REPLACE DRUMS IN APRIL OF 1998 AND I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I.E. NEEDING TO REPLACE THE DRUMS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712924October 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
"ETS OFF" LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" REMAIN ON WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. SUGGESTED CORRECTIONS DO NOT TURN LIGHTS OFF. IN SEPTEMBER 1997 WHEN PROBELM FIRST OCCURRED, THE PCM (ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS) WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. DEALER ALLEGED THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL PART WAS REPLACED. WHEN PART WAS REPLACED, DIAGNOTICS REVEALED NO PROBLEM. THE COST TO THE DEALER WAS APPROXIMATELY $250.00. NOW (TWO YEARS LATER) SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING. DEALER SAYS NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO REPLACE MODULE AGAIN, AT OWNER COST. LOCATION OF MODULE (UNDER WHEEL WELL) IS SUCH THAT IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER. THANK YOU. JOAN MOORE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843970September 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG MODULE. IT CANNOT BLOW UNLESS PUSHED HARD. AFRAID AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY IF POUNDED TOO HARD FOR HORN TO BLOW. POOR DESIGN. *AK AFTER POUNDING SEVERAL TIMES HORN WILL BLOW WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE. AFTER GOING THROUGH PUDDLES BELT SLIPS AND POWER STEERING QUITS, BATTERY DISCHARGES, POOR DESIGN WHICH ALLOWS FOR WATER TO SPLASH ON DRIVE BELTS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849104September 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN AN UP POSITION, FORCING DRIVER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848485September 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE'STRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION, BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SINCE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 54,000 MILES OF WEAR. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848436September 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843111September 9, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LATCHES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710901September 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 31 1996, BUT NOT BY ME I CAN'T FOUND WHO OR WHOM PURCHASED THE CAR . I WOULD LIKE TO FIND IF THIS CAR WAS OWNED BY SOMEONE BEFORE ME BECAUSE THIS CREATE A PROBLEM WHERE IF SOMEONE ENTER THE DATE OF OWNSHIP AS 7/31 /96 WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. SHIRLEY HURT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548183August 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SUN GEAR AND CARRIER CRACKED AND BEARING EXPLODED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710582August 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS LIGHT ALWAYS ON, COMPLIED WITH OWNERS MANUAL TO TURN OFF, BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER COVERAGE. NOT FIXED. NOW,GRINDS & BUMPS AT ENGINE START, SKIDS AFTER BRAKES APPLIED.DEALERSHIP VERY UNCOOPERATED!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710191August 19, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THIS IS A SECOND REPORT OF THE POWER STEERIG FAILURE. THE FIRST WAS LOSS OF POWER ASSIST ONLY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS TOTAL LOCK UP OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE RACK AND PINNION ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION UNTIL 8/25/99. THE FAILURE OCCURED AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHICH REQUIRED A COMPLETE TURN T
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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