Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10327099April 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT. THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK WITH IT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NONE OF THE GAUGES WORKED, THEY FIXED EVERYTHING BUT THE GAS GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF U RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWNTOWN IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF YOU!! CHEVY VEHICLES ARE THE MOST CRAPPYEST VEHICLES EVER!!! MY CAR ONLY HAS 53 THOUSAND ON IT AND SO FAR THE AXEL IS BAD AND ALL OF MY MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE EXCEPT ONE AND I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CRACKING NOISE ALL THE TIME AND MY ABS, SERVICE AND TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME!!! MY ENGINE FAN ALSO DOESN'T RUN, SO WHEN MY CAR SITS THERE AND IDLES MY TEMP GAUGE GOES UP, SO I HAVE TO JUST SHUT OFF MY CAR SO IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326665April 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER - (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND STAYED THERE. COULD NO LONGER USE CLUTCH TO CHANGE GEARS. CAR STAYED IN GEAR. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER HYDRAULIC LINE (HOSE) FAILING DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP METAL ELECTRICAL CASE. GM DEALER REPLACED THE PART (#24233064), BUT HAS NOT MODIFIED THE ROUTING OF THE PART. SINCE THE NEW PART IS ROUTED AGAINST THE SAME SHARP METAL PART AND IS RUBBING AGAINST IT, THE FAILURE WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SINCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THERE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT UNDER DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. (IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE LESSENED, IF THE HYDRAULIC HOSE ROUTING WAS ROUTED DIFFERENTLY, OR THE SHARP METAL EDGE WAS SLIGHTLY MODIFIED.) THIS CAR HAD 66261 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER, THE PART HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED AT 31786 MILES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COMPLIANT IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY FILED COMPLAINTS: ODI ID NUMBERS 10237572, 10312149, 10163590, 10199524, 10200511, 10201764, 10231112, 10238456, 10239176,10245402, 10253573, 10260772, 10263228, 10276088, 10280611. (ODI NUMBERS 10237572, 10312149 INVOLVED CRASHES.) ODI NUMBERS 10150782, 10143646 MAY ALSO BE RELATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326096April 17, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED A "CLUNK" CAN BE HEARD AND FELT. THIS HAPPENED BACK IN ABOUT 2003 AND STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. ON SECOND COMPLAINT, ODOMETER NUMBERS NO LONGER SHOW UP PROPERLY. ONLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE ODOMETER AREA DO THE NUMBERS LIGHT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325612April 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS NOT MOVING ABOVE 35 MILES PER HOUR. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT GO TO ZERO; IT STAYED AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER DECREASED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND ON SIX TO SEVEN MORE TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER FINALLY WENT BACK TO ZERO. AFTER THAT, I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE. THE NEXT DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, HOWEVER, IT SHOWED I WAS DRIVING AT 100 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. WHEN IT IS COLD, THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN LESS FREQUENTLY, MAYBE ONCE A MONTH. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO OR THREE MECHANICS AND EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. THE COMPUTER SAYS THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM, WHEN FIRST NOTICED, COULD HAVE CREATED A SERIOUS HAZARD IF THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 55 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE DRIVER EXITED TO A CITY ROAD AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE DRIVER WOULD HIT THEIR BRAKES, THINKING THEY WERE DRIVING FAST, POSSIBLY CAUSING A COLLISION. WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING THERE IS NO REAL WAY TO TELL THE EXACT SPEED THAT YOU ARE DRIVING. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CALLED THE DAY OF THE PROBLEM AND A REPORT REGARDING THE PROBLEM WAS CREATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325771April 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS HEADING OUT OF MY HOUSE IN THE EVENING AND GOT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES FROM MY HOME WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO COAST JUST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND MY VEHICLE ENDED UP SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH OUT WARNING, NO SIGNS, NO LIGHTS MY VEHICLE JUST GAVE OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION HAD IT OCCURRED JUST 5 SECONDS BEFORE I CLEARED THE INTERSECTION I MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORST IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND OTHER CONSUMER REVIEW SITES GIVE DETAILED SCENARIOS OF THIS DANGEROUS FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND ITS ABRUPT OCCURRENCE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT MILEAGE AS LOW AS 7,000 AND WORKS ITS WAY UP. I WOULD LIKE TO BE SPOKEN WITH PERSONALLY BY SOMEONE ON THE BOARD AND FOR REASONS WHY THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325545April 13, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION
THIS A COMPLAINT IDENTICAL TO #10210719 RELATING TO THE STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS ON A ONE OWNER 1999 CAVALIER. THE CAR HAS 35,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASED. IT BELONGS TO MY 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER. HAD SHE GOTTEN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND BEEN TRAVELING ACCORDINGLY AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THIS WOULD HAVE BECOME A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS MODEL IS A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325432April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
3 TIMING CHAINS AND TENSIONERS IN 4 YEARS ON A 2001 CAVALIER 2,2 SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM IN DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324928April 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER AND ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON IT IT JUST STAYS IN ONE PLACE AND THEN ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP AND NOW IT JUST DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND NOW JUST RECENTLY THE TACHOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING NOW HOW IS SOMEONE SUPPOSE TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLE SAFELY WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR ACTING LIKE THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324272April 7, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. LETTER FROM REGARDING CHEVROLET SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIS WIFE DURING AN ACCIDENT, BUT INSTEAD IT EXTENDED ITS FULL LENGTH. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS TOSSED AROUND IN THE VEHICLE AND HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO HER FACE, NOSE AND EYES. HER ANKLE AND FINGERS WERE BROKEN AND RIGHT WRIST WAS FRACTURED. HIS WIFE ALSO SUSTAINED A STRESS FRACTURE ON HER LOWER SPINE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS THUMB. *JB UPDATED 04/29/10.*JB UPDATED 03/11/11*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10323846April 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLED WHILE DRIVING. HAD TOWED TO SHOP AND FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. REPLACED AT 69,000 MILES AT A COST OF $760.00. THE WARRANTY ON THE NEW FACTORY FUEL PUMP WAS FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. AFTER 14 MONTHS AND AT 78,000 MILES THE 2ND FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD. UNEMPLOYED AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AGAIN! PLEASE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323874April 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND RPM CONTROLS STOP WORKING WHEN CAR IS HOT. CAN'T DRIVE BUT ABOUT THREE MILES BEFORE THEY STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323331April 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2005 WHEN SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT WOULD ALLUDE TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK AND TURN INVOLUNTARILY WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND HEADLIGHTS, WERE ALSO FAULTY. THE BULBS IN THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT AND MELTED AFTER THEY WERE USED THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TO ASK ABOUT RELATED RECALLS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FOUND EIGHT RECALLS FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323213March 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CAALIER FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER GUAGES STOPPED WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321858March 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER LEAVING MY CAR POWER LESS (OFF) AT 65 MPH. THEN WOULD NOT START, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I AM HAVING TO BUY A NEW FUEL PUMP COSTING AROUND $200 AND TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321382March 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL SUDDENLY FAILED NOT ALLOWING THE CONTACT TO SEE THE SPEED HE WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HIS VIN AND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321112March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER BRAND NEW. WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE SITUATION WAS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO SHIFT GEARS AND WHEN I HELD THE CLUTCH IN THE RPM'S DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO 0 AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, SO THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SINCE THAN THIS HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WHILE DRIVING IT STALLS ON AVERAGE OF 5 TIMES A WEEK WHICH IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREE WAY. ALSO TO ADD TO EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINT MY FUEL PUMP WENT BAD AS WELL AND HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320412March 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. 65,000 KM (NOT MILES ON IT). WORKS GREAT, ONE MINUTE, THEN THE NEXT WON'T START. HAVE HAD IT TOWED TWICE ... TOLD NO REAL PROBLEM, THEN TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS GONE. CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALL. SEEMS ABSOLUTELY UNREASONABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING ... THAT WOULD SEEM TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320336March 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAVALIER TO PICK UP MY WIFE. AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE BEGINNING OF A LEFT TURN LANE AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. WITH THE HELP OF MY PASSENGER AND A POLICE OFFICER, WE MOVED THE CAR ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAVEL TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR HAD 116,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE ONLY WARNING BEFORE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND DRIVE-ABILITY WAS THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNING ON BRIEFLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319698March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
GAUGE CLUSTER NOT READING CORRECTLY ON AND OFF ON 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320007March 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER 66,000 MILES AND WAS WORKING BEAUTIFULLY DROVE INTO WORK AND WAS COMING HOME STOPPED TO GET GROCERIES AND CAME OUT TO START MY CAR AND FUEL PUMP WAS DEAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR THIS PROBLEM AT ALL WOULD LIKE TO FIND IF GM IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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