Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#739292January 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, TOOK TO SHOP WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT NONE WAS FOUND, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITHIN 24 HOURS TOOK TO SHOP AGAIN STILL SHOWING TRANS PROBLEM STILL UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY TO RESET LIGHT WAS TO PUT ON COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT PROMISE WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878116January 12, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT BURNED A HOLE ON ROOF BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A TOP OR PROTECTIVE COVER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878122January 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3 TEETH OF FLYWHEEL BROKE OFF, CAUSING DAMAGE TO HOUSING OF STARTER.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878019January 11, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH AND VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. THEN, SUDDENLY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. MOVED TO SLOW LANE & HIT CEMENT WALL & WENT INTO A TAIL SPIN. REAR BUMPER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE & CAME OFF. HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN IT WAS USED. DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS ON RIGHT HAND FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739095January 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877713January 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
BOTH TURN SIGNALS AND HORN DO NOT WORK, BOTH ARE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER FIVE TIEMS. DEALER HAS MADE CHANGES TO STEERING COLUMN. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877737January 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVER WENT TO ACCELERATE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS SECOND TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877744January 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENT DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH,.VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877797January 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY, AT ANY SPEED, AND WILL START AGAIN AFTER 3 TO 10 MINUTES. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, ONCE A BURNT OUT WIRE ON ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. DEALER KEPT TELLING CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877615January 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO HOURS A FIRE IGNITED IN STEERING COLUMN CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785231January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING A COOLANT LEAK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738738January 3, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALSO LOSE OF OIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738702January 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED FROM EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877308January 3, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED, SEAT BROKE. WAS REPAIRED AT DEALER, BUT STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN SEAT IS IN UPRIGHT POSITION, IT TAKES PUSH OF ONE FINGER TO MAKE IT RECLINE AGAIN, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN COLLISION. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738636January 2, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FLOOR MAT OCCASIONALLY CATCHES THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHILE DEPRESSED EITHER SLOWING OR INHIBITING IT'S RETURN TO THE UNENGAGED POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738581January 1, 2001
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD [XXX] LOOK AT THE DEFECT WITH THE AIRBAG. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A WIRE. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I'M CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS A CRASH, IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK! FOR MY SAFTY, PLEASE HELP ME TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM! THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558416December 28, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD IS NOT SECURED BY ANYTHING, THAT IT CAN BE LIFTED OUT BY HAND, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND POSSIBLY THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE REASONS WITH, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738369December 27, 2000
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEAT BELT IS NOT ROLLING BACK AND THEREFORE IT GET STOCK IN THE DOOR AND TEARS UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876860December 21, 2000
SEATS
WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, PASSENGER'S SEAT RECLINED ALL THE WAY, DRIVER'S SEAT 3/4 OF THE WAY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#876832December 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN ACTIVED BY ITSELF AT NON STOP UNTIL IT DID NOT WORK ANY MORE. THEN, EVERY NIGHT HORN USED TO GO OFF IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT. PRESENTLY, AIR BAG IS SHOWING PUNCTURED PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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