Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#825454October 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET SURFACE, WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT CEMENT RETAINING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK , DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#541071September 23, 1998
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG MODULES WERE NO LOGER FUNCTIONAL WHICM MAY RESULT IN THE UNIT NOT WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828122September 22, 1998
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DAUGHER WAS SITTING STILL AT THE RED LIGHT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. *AK CONSUMER STATED AFTER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WENT FOWARD AND STRUCK A VAN, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES IN CONSUMERS VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED DUE TO AIR BAG COVERING ON PASSENGER SIDE.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#540881September 17, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540065September 15, 1998
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION, AIRBAGS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827662September 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN WILL NOT BLOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780316September 2, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ETS LIGHT STAYS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827447September 1, 1998
AIR BAGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION 98V146 IN AUGUST 98. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER WEEKLY AFTER RECEIPT OF RECALL . DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827231August 26, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
IN WET CONDITIONS THE REGULATOR BELT WILL GET WET, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKE LOSS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826929August 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY; INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539950August 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.ALSO THE HOOD RELEASE/ABS BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826777August 17, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS CROSSING INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DO A 360 DEGREE TURN AND REHIT THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826780August 17, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS STANDING AT A CORNER FOR A RIGHT TURN WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER MADE A TURN AND ROLLED OVER THE CONSUMER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MFR. WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541163August 14, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826536August 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHT BEING INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE. REPLACED THE WIRES OF THE TAIL LIGHT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKES 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH THE HORN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826567August 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON OR A WARNING, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PRIOR DRIVING INTO A DITCH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#826486August 10, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 98V146; WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MOVED TO RIGHT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A FRONTAL IMPACT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826433August 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826298August 5, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DELAER AND HAD DOOR REPAIRED. AFTERWARDS WHEN VEHICLE WOULD TURN A CORNER THE DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538851August 5, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLEY FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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