Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1993)

146 consumer complaints on file.

#849453September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE WITHIN THE BRAKES. VEHICLE SLIDES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712336September 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK A ROUND HEAD GASKET / VALV GASKET LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712249September 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLENT LEAK FROM RIGHT FROM HEAD GASGET. HAVE TO ADD COOLENT TO KEEP RESEVOIR FULL AT COLD LEVEL. DEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846447September 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GLUE OF FUEL LINE HAS COME LOOSE, CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY 50 FEET BEHIND VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848266September 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, STEERING:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES PADS/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THERE IS ALOT OF VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. ALSO, ENGINE DIES OUT, AND TIE RODS BENT OUT OF POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711596September 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK, DIAGNOSED AS BAD HEAD GASKET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844091September 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING KEY OUT OF IGNITION .CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847761September 15, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE WARNING HAZRAD LIGHTS ARE ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, DISABLING THE VEHICLES ABS BRAKES, AND ALLOWING FOR EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846653September 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH VECHICLE 3YEARS AGO. THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HOSES FOR ABS SYSTEM WERE ON RECALL. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843999July 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840974June 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE DRUM, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838928June 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
LOCKED UP TORQUE CONVERTER IN TRANSMISSION WILLNOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL, RESULTING IN POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838633May 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VACUUM LINE BROKE, HEARD A "POP" NOISE, AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO BE IN A OPEN POSITION WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY,AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706876May 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
I HAD TO GET A NEW HORN. IT LOST CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MADE A CONTIUOUS HONKING NOISE, AND WOULDNT STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831526December 1, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829289November 17, 1998
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING A DENT IN THE FRONT ON THE BUMPER AND TIRE HAD TREAD ON. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WON'T FIX THE CONSUMER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEIR IS A PATCH ON THE TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830174November 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 35 MPH, MAKING NORMAL STOPS, ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828126September 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER TURNED ON THE IGNITION, BACKED THE VEHICLE UP APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 FEET, PULLED IT BACK UP AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, GOT OUT AND SAW SMOKE. OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE HIGH FLAMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541553September 21, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827881September 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL POPS OUT AND GETS JAMMED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TURN SIGNAL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN SAFETY RECALL 96I-001000.GM/COMMUNCATIONS: HORN ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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