Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#562944September 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD HA A FAULTY DESIGN THAT CAUSES DISTORTING REFLACTIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751512September 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE STALLS AT SLOW SPEED-WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE OR WHILE WAITING AT STOP SIGN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON -NO SERVICE LIGHT COME ON -DEALER SAYS NO FAILURE CODES IN COMPUTER. PROBLEM USAULLY OCCURS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUN AND THEN SITS BUT DOES NOT COOL DOWN ALL THE WAY AND THEN IS DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003579August 31, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE'S INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON & OFF, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION LEAKS BADLY. FAILED TO TIGHTEN FRONT END BOLTS & PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895511August 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
A POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM FRONT END ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON FOURTEEN OCCASIONS. VARIOUS PARTS REPLACED, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895551August 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN JUMP AS IF STALLING OUT WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. VEHICLE TAKES TIME BEFORE ENGAGING TO MOVE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND INFORMED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC INDICATED SERVICE BULLETIN ON VEHICLE, BUT MANUFACTURER DENIED CLAIM OF SERVICE BULLETIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895422August 29, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. LAST WINTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON DURING A SNOW STORM WIPERS WERE STUCK ON WINDSHIELD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562669August 27, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WAS UNABLE TO STOP, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD SOUNDS AND THEN STALL, CONSUMER WAS ALWAYS BEING TOLD BY DELAERSHIP THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND THE FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS ALWAYS BEING REPLACED, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED BY A MANAGER AT THE CHEVROLET SHOP THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROGRAMMED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO BE ON AT ALL TIMES, WHICH CAUSED THESE MALFUNCTIONS AS WELL AS BURNING OUT THE CARBURETOR, THE MANAGER FIXED THE DIAL SO THE A/C WOULD NOT BE ON, BUT STILL INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT NEEDED TO BE PROPERLY REPROGRAMMED, CONSUMER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES SINCE THE DIAL WAS READJUSTED, CONSUMER HAS OBTAINED LEGAL REPRESENATION AND FEELS SHE SHOULD NOT BE HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACUTER CREATED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751236August 27, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE RETURNED MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES FOR A REPEAT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I CONTINUE TO HEAR, AFTER EACH REPAIR IS TRIED, GRINDING IN THE GEARS WHILE SHIFTING. THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO GOES DOWN WHILE TURNING IT UP. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS HAVE HEARD CREAKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN OF MY VEHICLE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THESE ARE ALL CONTIUAL PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO REPAIR OR EVEN NOTICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895233August 27, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION
WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL PULL STRONGLY TO RIGHT, ALSO HARD TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC, THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785476August 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACE TWICE, DUE TO THEM BEING WARPED, AT TIMES CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, DEALER STATES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895154August 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING VERY BADLY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A FALTY GEAR, AND THEY WOULD FILL IT WITH SATURN TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONSUMER STATED IT SHOULD BE DEXTRON 3. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895157August 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895158August 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL START AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WON'T. CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO START. SOMETIMES ON ROAD VEHICLE WILL DIE AND START AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895035August 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT SEALS GASKETS BLEWOUT A VALVE IN ENGINE CYLINDER.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562590August 22, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNT) KEEPS BLOWING BULBS,WHEN PULLING THE BULBS OUT THE TOP OF THE BULB IS MELTED TO THE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894814August 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE UP AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. VEHICLE FAILED TO START. CONSUMER LEFT TO MAKE A CALL, CAME BACK, AND FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD. ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNED. CONSUMER DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING PRIOR TO LAST TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894869August 21, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SCHOOL HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS ON THEIR VEHICLES. A LARGE GROUP OF GOODYEARS INVICTA TIRES WERE TAKEN OFF IN 2000. LARGE CRACKS WERE SHOWING ONLY ON THE WHITE SIDEWALLS. ALL TIRES WERE PURCHASED FROM SAME LOCATION, STEVES QUICK STOP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE MAKE/ MODEL/ YEAR AND MILEAGE INFORMATION. TIRE SIZE P175/80R13, DOT# M6JUFAHR1430.*AK THE SCHOOL STATED THAT TIRES OF REGATTA SERIES ALSO HAD CRACKS IN SIDE WALL IN ADDITON TO THE PREVIOUS INVICTA BRAND. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750746August 19, 2001
AIR BAGS, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
APPROXIAMATELY 2 MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEMS STARTED. FIRST THE SEAT BELT COVERS SNAPPED OFF, I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING STABILIZERS REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WHICH IS RARELY USED FAILED AT ABOUT 55-60,000 MILES, THE BATTERY BUSTED AND LEAKED ON THE ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE UNDER HOOD, THE JACK WAS WARPED, THE GAS GUAGE READS INCORRECTLY, THE SUNROOF STOPPED WORKING AFTER 30000 MILES, DASH RATTLES, GLOVE BOX WILL NOT STAY CLOSED, PASS SEAT GETS STUCK WHEN YOU MOVE IT FORWARD, THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AND YOU HAVE TO APPLY MORE FORCE THAN USUAL TO GET IT MOVING, DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, MORE AIR THAN NORMAL COMES INTO VEHICLE, THERMOSTAT FAILED AT 30000 MILES, INSTALLED SIDEWINDER 6500 CAR ALARM WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER THE BATTERY BUSTED, PLUS NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS NOT MENTIONED HERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894660August 17, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WAS INFORMED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT SEAL AROUND CROSSMEMBER WAS MISSING DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT/NEGLECT. THIS CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004373August 16, 2001
SEATS
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED IN A STOPPED POSITION BY OTHER AUTO AT 20+ MPH, DRIVERS' SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING HUSBAND TO RECEIVE A BAD WHIP LASH INQUIRY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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