Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#744624April 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
EACH TIME THEY ADMIT THAT IT IS A PROBLEM AND THEY GIVE A "DISCOUNT" I FEEL THEY NEED TO PAY I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. PLEASE HELP I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886896April 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS BADLY INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886904April 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
HEATER/ AIRCONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. DEALER REPLACED THEM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886607April 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ALL OVER WHILE DRIVING FROM 35 OR MORE MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TOLOCATE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886612April 24, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886625April 24, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886635April 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYINGE BRAKES. PROBLEM IS DUE TO AN ABS MODULATOR FAILURE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL, AND WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886705April 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
AFTER 500 MILES VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. DEALER LATER REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IDLE ARM. VEHICLE CONTINUED GRINDING NOISE, AND DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. ALSO, DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT GMC WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN ISSUED. DEALER WILL NOT PROCESS FURTHER REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886439April 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON/ OFF. CONSUMER REPLACED GAS CAP. TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH COMPUTER. MECHANIC RESET COMPUTER TO REMOVE ENGINE LIGHT, HOWEVER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 DAYS AFTERWARDS. *AK THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886472April 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING UP. TAKES A FEW TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STAY RUNNING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND ETS LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886475April 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AFTER BEING TURNED OFF, STAY UP IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HAS REDUCED VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744362April 22, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SURGE THEN MISS.I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP 6 WEEKS EARLIER,IT RAN FINE TILL TODAY,THIS TIME IT RESULTED IN A FIRE .THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886186April 18, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
CONSUMER HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE. 5-10 MINUTES LATER, HORN WAS BLOWING. CONSUMER LOOKED OUTSIDE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEREFORE, THEY WOULDN'T BE LIABLE. ALLSTATE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOOK ONE LOOK,AND COULD TELL IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CHEVROLET DEALER WAS NOT RESPONDING TO INSURANCE ADJUSTER. VEHICLE WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER HAD REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, SOLENOID, AND EXHAUST HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WINDSHIELD WIPER SKIPS AND CHATTERS ACROSS WINDSHIELD, DEALER REPLACED BLADE. TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE LEVER, COMPARTMENT LID RELEASE BROKE. CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886272April 18, 2001
SUSPENSION, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHCILE MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL DUE TO STEERING GEAR FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER REPAIR WITH REMANUFACTURED PARTS FOR THE CLICKING NOISE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560796April 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LEAKAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744199April 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION. IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE ERAD SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886125April 17, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER'S DOOR POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY ADJUSTED STRIKER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744075April 15, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, INTERIOR LIGHTING
AIR BAG STAYS ON, 3 MODULES REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. HORN WOULD NOT WORK WITH STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT, REPLACED CANCELLING CAM. OK. CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT, REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX, OK. A/C RUMBLES AT IDLE WHEN HOT, REPLACED BELT AND TENSIONER, PROBLEM STILL PRESENT BUT NOT AS LOUD. DOME LIGHT STAYS ON, REPLACED ALARM MODULE, OK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743976April 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET CAVALER, THE DEALERSHIP EVEN RIPPED ME OFF, THEY CHARGED ME 400 DOLLARS TO FIX A WATER HOSE PUMP AND TENSION BELT, THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, AND NOW 5 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHY CHEVROLET WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE MASSIVE MAINTENANCE TO THIS CAR...BUT IN THE FUTURE, I AM BUYING FROM A FOREIGN COMPANY DUE TO ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE. AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THE OTHER GARBAGE, THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A LOW MAINTENANCE CAR, AND THAT IS NOT EVEN TRUE! I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYONE ELSE, THAT THIS CAR IS THE WORSE CAR THAT WAS MADE IN 1998. IT TOOK ME THREE DIFFERENT TIMES OF BRINGING MY CAR TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIX THE RECALL THE FIRST TIME. I CLAIM DISCRIMINATION WHEN IT COMES TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560733April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE HEAD GASKET CRACKED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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