Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1997)

540 consumer complaints on file.

#820841January 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHENEVER CONSUMER HAS TO USE HEADLIGHTS HE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME TYPE OF FAILURE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THEY FIXED THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THEN THE PARK LIGHTS FAILED, DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED AND THIS HAPPENED IN SPELLS, ONE OR THE OTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820782January 22, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING HARNESS HAS ROTTED OUT, CAUSING THE LIGHTING TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523397January 21, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SUSPENSION:REAR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NOISY REAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE REAR STRUTS. IN ADDITION, ACCELERATOR STICKS AT STOP LIGHTS AND ROUGH IDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528411January 16, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528298January 13, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35-40 MPH AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN APPROACHING CORNER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN AN UNRECOVERABLE FISHTAIL ON A WET ROAD AND SKIDDED THEN SIDE IMPACTED A TREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#820352January 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING DOWN A PAVED DIRT ROAD (LEVELED NO POT HOLES) AT 10-15 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT A SIX YEAR OLD, SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT RISK AND SCRATCHES ON HIS FACE. THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE HAS BROKEN TOOTH AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN SEATLE FOR REPAIRS, AND AN AGENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO GO TO WASHINGTON STATE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS IT ARIVES IN WASHINGTON STATE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#820173December 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819159December 19, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TEETH INSIDE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ARE STRIPPED OUT . WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL POPS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526983December 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING CAR TO SKID, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#526155December 15, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525640December 4, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#819738December 4, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING INACCURATE READING OF THE ODOMETER/FUEL GAUGE, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. ALSO THERE IS A TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PISTON RINGS AND RODS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S INCORRECT SIZE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525557December 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
ABS SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, REPAIRS MADE TO MAIN COMPUTER HOWEVER BRAKES GRAB CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819272November 19, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER CONSUMER DRIVES IN RAINY WEATHER ABS SYSTEMS FAILS. IF IT'S RAINING AND CONSUMER IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, IF TRYING TO BRAKE AT APPROX. 5MPH THE ABS KICK IN AND THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SKIP DOWN THE INCLINE . CONSUMER SAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS SHE IS BARELY PRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER TEST DROVE A NEW VEHICLE OF THAT MAME/MODEL/YEAR IN THE SAME SPOT AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. *AK DEALERS TOLD HER BECAUSE OF THE SAME RESULTS THIS IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO RICHARDSON BROS. INC. (830-393-2581) (830-216-4216) FIVE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818773November 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817967October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMANTS THE VEHICLE SLIDES. OWNER STATES THAT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524969October 20, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817098October 15, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN MAKING MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816477September 19, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT CAUSED THE DRIVER MAJOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#816497September 19, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS AND CUTS OFF. OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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