Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1995)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#8021623October 25, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CONSUMER STATES THAT FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY CHANGED FUEL INJECTORS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768813October 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
FINGERS ARE BENT AND TWISTED TOWARDS THE BABY FINGER TO CONFORM TO THE STEERING WHEEL CONTOUR. THIS INFORMATION BEING SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF GREG WHEELER BY MIKE TOMICH DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#768203October 7, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
ON THIS 1995 CAVALIER AT APPROX. 67,000 MILES THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BY THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEALER. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN. THE FRIST TIME THIS OCCURED MAITA CHEVROLET REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK CITING IT AS THE PROBLEM. THIS TIME MAITA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM STATING THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE LOCK UP PROBLEM. ALSO RAJESH RAMSAY AT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, 1-800-222-1020, FILE # S1-37046805 , HAS BEEN NO HELP IN CORRECTING THIS EITHER. HE STATES THE GM REPRESENTITIVE , MICHEAL RENSLOW TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE. WHEN DAVID WELLER ,MAITA SERVICE MGR. WAS ASKED TO PUT IN WRITTING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE , HE REFUSED, MR. RAMSEY REFUSED , THUS HERE ARE THE FACTS FOR YOU. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP. ROY SHARP III ( STEPFATHER OF MELYNDA HUGHES ). MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017757September 3, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTI-FREEZE. TOOK VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET AND THEY REPLACED HEATER CORE. WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED MILES ANTI-FREEZE SMELL REOCCURRED. CONSUMER HAS HAD THREE HEATER CORES REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.**AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567220August 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTO MECHANIC THAT THE HEAD GASKET FOR THE VEHICLE WERE APART OF A RECALL, CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A GM DEALER.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015445August 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEALER DENIED VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ID 02008. RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL 2002.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566797July 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) IN APRIL 2002, THE LETTER STATED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 2002, CONSUMER CALLED ON JULY 5, 2002 AND WAS INFORMED TO COME IN AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, HOWEVER ON JULY 6, 2002 WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014555July 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764500July 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM PAY FOR THE REPAIR COST OF $1,240.00 THANK YOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764387July 18, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING ON THE CURVE OF AN OFF-RAMP OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE, THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON MY CAR. IT RETURNED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WHILE I CONTINUED BRAKING AND ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE CAR AWAY FROM THE EMBANKMENT. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION, 4 DAYS LATER AND HUNDREDS OF MILES LATER, THE STEERING AGAIN LOCKED UP WHILE BRAKING ON A CURVE OF AN OFF RAMP OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BECAUSE OF THE SHARP CURVE AND CONCRETE BARRIER AND STEERING ABILITY RETURNED JUST BEFORE HITTING THE CONCRETE BARRIER. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON A CURVE, ONCE TO THE RIGHT AND ONCE ON A LEFT CURVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013521July 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AFTER RECALL O1V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE AND WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM DASHBOARD AREA, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. CAUSE OF SMOKE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566224June 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE'S IGNITION SWITCH FAILED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY PERSONAL MECHANIC. HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566279June 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION, THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL WERE SMOKING AND IT WOULD NOT START, DEALER REPLACED STARTER AND BATTERY. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND, RECALL #02008-S, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V070000. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763130June 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON 5/1/97, 11/13/98, AND 3/23/00, AS DIRECTED BY NHTSA, HOWEVER THE WORK HAS NOT YET SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER QUALIFIES FOR REPAIR UNDER CHEVROLET SPECIAL POLICY # 98054A, COVERING THE ADMITTEDLY FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD/GASKET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I MUST NOW PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH MUST INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS WORK BUT APPARENTLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565858May 23, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V07000), VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED, ON THE SECOND OCCASION CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD CLICK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TURNING OVER, THEN ON JULY 20, 2001 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE WHICH WAS EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE, CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING RESTITUTION FOR THE DAMAGES INCURRED.(ATTORNEY TIMOTHY HILL ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009892May 15, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. TO GET TURN SIGNAL TO WORK, CONSUMER HAS TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS FIRST.*AK POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565752May 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) CONSUMER WENT IN FOR A TUNE UP, AFTER THE TUNE UP THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS THOUGH IT DID NOT WANT TO START, HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING DAY AS CONSUMER WAS LEAVING FROM WORK, SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT RESPOND, SHE WAITED AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING AND WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, CONSUMER THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009357May 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02 V 070 000 IN MAIL. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL LETTER. CHEVROLET DID NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE CONSUMER THE MONEY SPENT ON THE REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009203May 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THICK HEAVY SMOKE CAME FROM HEAD GASKET, ALSO ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED FROM VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS MATTER HAD OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALER. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, AND IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008898April 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
DUE TO IGNITION FAILURE VEHICLE HAD STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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