Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1997)

540 consumer complaints on file.

#10006435February 4, 2003
WHEELS
FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO GO INTO A BRICK WALL. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005305February 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN FIRST STARTED STRONG GAS FUMES IN CAR; THEN HESITATION/STALLING WHILE DRIVING, HAS GONE DEAD TWO TIMES; ROUGH IDLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005150February 3, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2 CAVALIERS WENT OUT ONLY HAVE ONE HIGH BEAM ON EACH CAR ON PASSENGER SIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004081January 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY IF VEHICLE STARTS , IT WILL STALL. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY HIGH OIL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002835January 17, 2003
STEERING
DEFECT RECALL CAMPAIGN # 02 V286 000 STEERING: GEAR: RACK AND PINION NOISE AND LOOSENESS IN STEERING. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER. SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004128January 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED FIVE TIMES WHEN NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004129January 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED FIVE TIMES WHEN NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004130January 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED FIVE TIMES WHEN NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002849January 17, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DEFECT RECALL CAMPAIGN # 02V286000 STEERING: GEAR: RACK AND PINION. NOISE AND LOOSENESS IN STEERING. HAVE NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MANUFACTURER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004003January 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. WHEN VEHICLE DOES FINALLY START IT WILL CONTINUOUSLY STALL. IF STARTED SUCCESSFULLY VEHICLE HAS AN EXCESSIVELY ROUGH IDLE. PH THE VEHICLE DID NOT START IN COLD WEATHER, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD DIDN'T LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS COLD START FOLLOWED BY A HARD RESTARTING AND HIGH OIL PRESSURE RELATED TO THE OIL PRESSURE PUMP IN THE ENGINE. TSB#7761-09B. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002699January 14, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I HAVE 1997 CHEVROLET, CAVALIER WHICH I TOOK DELIVERY ON JULY 28, 1997. THE CAR IS NOW UNDRIVEABLE. I WENT ON LINE TO THE GENERAL MOTORS RECALL LIST AND LOCATED A RECALL FOR CARS BUILT BETWEEN JANUARY 1, AND OCTOBER 31, 1997. THE RECALL INVOLVES THE LOWER PINION BEARING IN THE POWER STEERING GEAR MAY SEPARATE, PERMITTING MOVEMENT OF THE PINION SHAFT. REPORT INDICATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE HAVE BEEN 15 REPORT OF CRASHES AND THREE INJURIES THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE CONDITION, BUT NO FATAL INJURIES. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, DESCRIBED TO THEM THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, WHICH I HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. I GAVE THEM MY VIN # AND THE REPLY I GOT WAS THAT I AM NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE RECALLS FOR MINOR REPAIRS BUT I AM NOT ON THIS RECALL LIST. I AM A BIT DISTURBED WITH THIS REPLY. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF WHICH WAS DESCRIBED. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM I WAS NEARLY IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AND THEN IF MY CAR FELL UNDER THE RECALL I COULD FIGHT TO BE REIMBURSED. SO WHAT THEIR TRYING TO TELL ME IS DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS POINT, GET IN AN ACCIDENT THEN THEY DON'T HAVE TO PUT ME THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. THIS IS A VERY POOR WAY OF TAKING CARE OF A PERSON'S LIFE WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. MEANWHILE WE HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR WORK. I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL ON THE NEWS ON TV BACK IN NOVEMBER 2002. CAN YOU HELP? PLEASE!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002202January 7, 2003
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RACK OPINION HAS GONE BAD CAUSING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001881January 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRICAL FIRE ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CALL THE CONSUMER BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000231December 18, 2002
STEERING
WHEN YOU DRIVE IT THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN YOUR FEET LIKE FRONT END IS LOOSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000106December 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. CAR HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC YET. I'VE HAD TO FILL THE RADIATOR WITH FLUID SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. THE LEAK IS BECOMING FASTER NOW, AS I'VE HAD TO FILL IT UP TWO TIMES IN THE PAST 4 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024194December 11, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. WHEN CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT ALSO LOCKED UP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770431December 4, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN TURN STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT THERE IS A CRANCKING NOISE. PERSONAL AUTO MACHANIC HAS SAID PROBLEM IS IN POWER RACK AND PINION BEARINGS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023595December 3, 2002
AIR BAGS
AFTER RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG WAS COMPLETED THE REMEDY FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUAFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568068October 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF STALLING WITH THIS VEHICLE, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS IN A FEW CASES. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THERE HAS BEEN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEATH /SERIOUS INJURY, AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED FOR ONE SHE CAN TRUST. *SCC *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767824September 27, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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