Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#889988June 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHENEVER SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561472June 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
THE REAR DEFOGGER FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, SOON AFTER REPAIR THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE DEFOGGER ON, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER USED IT SINCE IT WAS FIXED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746453June 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I NOTICED THAT MY 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAD BEEN LEAKING COOLANT, WHEN I PROCEEDED TO FIND THE LEAK I WAS UNSUCESSFUL. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE HAVE PROVEN TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LEAK APPEARS TO BE AROUND THE FRONT HEAD GASKET. IT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A CRACKED HEAD. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION DUE TO THE VIOLENT VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE, WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND OVERHEATING.THE COOLANT MUST BE LEAKING INTO THE FUEL MIXTURE AT THE HEAD. THE CAR IS AT AN UNDRIVEABLE STATE. DEALERSHIPS WHICH I HAVE CONTACTED TOLD ME ABOUT RECALLS OF A SIMILAR NATURE FOR THE 1995 AND 1996 CAVALIER MODELS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE 1997 MODEL? THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889628June 4, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT WITH CONSUMER'S FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE WILL RUN AT HIGHER THAN NORMAL RPMS AND ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY CODE ON COMPUTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746375June 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PISTONS REPLACED AFTER MUCH DEBATING, NOISE IS OCCORRING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746409June 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THREE TIMES THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. TWICE IT DIED WHEN I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO MISS WORK. IT ALWAYS SHUTS DOWN THE SAME WAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746270June 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ON THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2001, THE VEHICLE AILED TO START AND WAS JUMP STARTED. WE THEN DROVE HOME (5 MINS' DRIVE AWAY) AND PARKED THE VEHCLE IN OUR CARPORT. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER A NEIGHBOR CAME TO TELL US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN (PROBABLY DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION) AND DESTROYED THE IGNITION, WIPER SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND THE COVERS. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS DONE WHILE TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE BRIGADE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS IF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN SPOTTED SO QUICKLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888811May 22, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK DRIVER WAS LEFT IN A PRONG POSITION AND HAD TO FIND THE BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DELAER THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFAULT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745692May 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745695May 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET COOLANT LEAKS FROM CYL. HEADGASET TO ENGENBLOCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888676May 21, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888581May 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK WHILE ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745509May 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TWO TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON OUR 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED US TO REAREND OTHER VEHICLES. BOTH TIMES AFTER SLAMMING DOWN ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN WOULD JUT FORWARD 2-3 TIMES AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. AFTER THE FIRST ACCIDENT, WE TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD US HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WE THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY IT WAS JUST A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE AND MAYBE THERE WOULD NOT BE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THEN IN THE LATEST ACCIDENT, OUR CAR BEHAVED IN THE SAME MANNER. THIS TIME WE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER ACCIDENT, PROBABLY BECAUSE BOTH TIMES THE ACCIDENTS OCCURED AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER OWNERS OF 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888402May 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745398May 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN STOPPING QUICKLY (PANIC STOP) BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND DOES NOT STOP THE CAR. LOUD CRUNCHING NOISES ARE PRESENT AND CAR PROCEEDS ANOTHER 50FT BEFORE STOPPING. TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES-THEY CANNOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS BRAKE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745400May 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
ENTIRE FLOOR OF MY CAR HAS ABOUT 1 INCH OF WATER EACH TIMES IT RAINS OR SNOWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745422May 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE WIRING ON MY 1998 CAVLIER WORE THRUGH AND SHORTED OUT IGNITION AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. I PAID DEALER TO MAKE REPAIRS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER'S 1998 CAVALIER AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE THE DEALER SHE IS TALKING TO SAYS THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CLIP THAT RETAINS THE WIRING HARNESS AND THEY STATE THE DEFECT IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSES TO TALK BECAUSE SHE HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY CHEVROLET SUPPORTS THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH IF IN ONE FAMILY THE SAME DEFECT DEVELOPS AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE, ON THE MAKE, AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. OTHERS MUST BE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888281May 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR STALLING AND NOT STARTING. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR AND STARTER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE HAS TO GO BACK TO DEALER BECAUSE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN RECTIFIED. PROBLEM STARTED AT 3500 MILES. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888294May 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO START ANYTIME OF THE DAY. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE STALL FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. WHEN IT STALL AGAIN, THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED STALLING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745191May 11, 2001
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
THE HARNESS RETAINER ON THE CARSEAT DOES NOT STAY ON THE ALPHA OMEGA CARSEAT. IT COMES OFF VERY EASILY, WHICH IN TURN MEANS THAT MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IS NOT PROTECTED PROPERLY. I CONTACTED COSCO THE MAKER OF THE CARSEAT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD GET ME A NEW PIECE BUT IT IS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER. IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT MY CHILD COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT. I BOUGHT THIS CARSEAT TO PROTECT HER, BUT IT SEEMS THAT IT WILL NOT DO THIS. I DID NOTICE THAT THE ALPHA OMEGA CARSEATS ON THE STORE SHELFS NOW HAVE A DIFFERENT HARNESS RETAINER THAT CAN NOT COME OFF EASILY. I ALSO KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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