Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#887932May 10, 2001
SEATS
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP WHEN SHE WAS REARENDED WITH 40 MPH IMPACT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS WENT FLYING BACK INTO A RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#887933May 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER SMELLED BRAKES BURNING. ALSO, STUTTERED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. DEBRIS IN DRUMS, DEALER SAID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745133May 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
4/27/2001 - THE VEHICLE STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (OURISMAN CHEVROLET - MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD). AFTER 7 DAYS OF "NOT KNOWING" WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE BAD, AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 5/7/01 AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON 5/8/01, I WAS INFORMED THAT A SERVICE PERSONNEL DID A TEST DRIVE ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK IN ALSO. THEN, ON 5/9/01, I AM TOLD THAT AFTER REMOVING THE NEW FUEL PUMP THERE WAS A "GEL-LIKE SUBSTANCE" ON IT WHICH THEY CONCLUDED WAS ANTIFREEZE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY WAS THIS NOT SEEN WHEN THE FIRST FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED? I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT LOOKS LIKE ANTIFREEZE WAS POURED DOWN MY GAS TANK AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WAS GIVEN A REPAIR ESTIMATE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT SINCE THIS IS NOT A WARRANTED PROBLEM THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE RENTALS THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE 4/27/01. TO DATE, THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 13 DAYS, MINUS THE 10 MINUTES WHEN I PICKED IT UP ON 5/7/01. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745115May 9, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH DASHBOARD-DEALER CAN'T FIX UNTIL GM RELEASES OK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887704May 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1. TO 2. GEAR THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE THATS GETTING LOUDER AS TIME GOES BY. TO DEALER 3 TIMES, CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE SAID AFTER TEST DRIVING VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, THEY COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887624May 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS PULLING OUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND TAKEN IN FOR EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. THEN, WAS RELEASED. HAS PICTURES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#744881May 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887260May 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC A LARGE QUANTITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES ENTERED VEHICLE COMPARTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744848May 2, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY IN UPRIGHT POSTION, COOLANT LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561007May 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO THE END OF 100,000 MILE SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887213May 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE IN 1 ST AND 2ND GEARS. DEALER IS CALLING TECHNICAL PERSONNAL TO DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744806May 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744811May 1, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOUD CRACKLING SOUND UNDER DRIVER SIDE OF CAR FROM FRONT TO REAR WHEN TEMP IS ABOVE 50 / FRONT END RATTLES (SOUNDS LIKE A CHAIN) WHEN A BUMP IS HIT..STEERING FEELS LOOSE AT THAT TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887085April 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT 65 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTT OFF, CAUSING LOOS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS LOST A GREAT AMOUNT OF FUEL, PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED, CAUSING OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE TO GET SICK. (AK CONSUMER STATES NO ONE KNOWS AS OF YET, THE FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, THE SECOND TIME THEY DID NOTHING, THE THIRD TIME THEY REPLACED FILTER IN GAS LINE OR TANK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744749April 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED ON EXPRESSWAY DRIVING. ENGINE ABRUPTLY DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS PUSHED TO SHOULDER OF EXPRESSWAY AND TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND SENDER MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744756April 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
IT ALL BEGAN THE SUMMER OF 1999, THE STARTER BROKE AND KEPT BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD CHEW IT UP AND SPIT IT OUT LIKE A BAD ORGAN. MY ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT WERE WITH FIRESTONE AND SHELL. THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THERE WAS A CHIPPED FLYWHEEL. THE CAR WAS FINE UP UNTIL RECENTLY IT WOULDN'T START ON 3/10/01 SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION. ON 3/15/2001 IT HAD POOR ACCELERATION SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION WIRES. ON 4/25/01 CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE. I'VE PAID OVER $4000.00 IN REPAIRS SINCE 1999 FOR THE ISSUE OF THE CAR NOT STARTING.I HAVE BEEN USING JERRYS CHEVROLET AND HERITAGE CHEVROLET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744761April 30, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I KEEP TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD FOGGING UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAINS AND THE DEFOGGER DOES NOT HELP; I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH A SQUELING NOISE IN MY TIRES, AND MY STEERING COLUMN, STEERING COLUMN MAKES A HIGH PITCHED SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE; MY DRIVERS WINDOW HAS LOCKED UP ON ME TWICE; WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE CAR TO BE CHECKED FOR MY TIRES THEY SAID THE MANUFACTURE DID NOT INSTALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS CORRECTLY AND THE SAME WITH MY STEERING COLUMN AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FIX BUT THEY ARE NOT!!!!! ; I AM GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, IT SEEMS TO BE EVERY 3-4 WEEKS NOW; THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR THE KEPT IT ALL DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. PLEASE WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THESE CARS I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS; EVERY TIME I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH ALMOST THE SAME PROBLEMS OR HAS ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM I HAVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744685April 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE CINCH PLATES ON BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY VEHICLE ARE BROKEN. BECAUSE OF THIS, I CANNOT PROPERLY INSTALL MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF OVER $200. I E-MAILED GM TODAY REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE CINCH PLATES SHOULD BE MADE OF METAL SO THEY CANNOT BREAK. ADDITIONALLY, SAFETY BELT DEFECTS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. MY CHILD AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S VERY SCARY KNOWING THAT THE LOCKING CLIP THAT I HAVE TO USE ON THE SEAT BELT TO TRY TO GET THE CAR SEAT IN TIGHT ENOUGH, MAY NOT WORK IN CASE OF A COLLISION. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, AND I HOPE THAT A RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KAREN NEWSOME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744638April 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR IS A COMPLETE LEMON MADE WITH POOR QUALITY. IT IS UNREALIBLE AND A CONSTANT HEADACHE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886989April 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, AND REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SENSOR AND IT WAS REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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