Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1999)

240 consumer complaints on file.

#726139July 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR TURNING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866038July 26, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF PARKING LOT. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE, SHE APPLIED REVERSE GEAR, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. ALSO, IT WAS LEAKING WATER, A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725888July 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INTERMITTENTLY STALLS, THIS CAN BE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR SLOWING TO TURN A CORNER. HAPPENS WITH OUT WARNING , THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES OR MORE. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY A YOUNGER DRIVER , DAUGHTER 19 AND IS UNSAFE NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL STALL. DEALER MIDWAY CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGER JOHN DUNLAP STATES HE CAN AND WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONDITION IS HARD IN AND WILL NOT RUN. MIDWAY HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT SPEND TIME TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS CONDITION EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. COMPLAINT FILED WITH CHEVROLET FILE # C00794773, CHEVROLET CUSTOMER REP. BONNIE HARRIS ALSO STATES CHEVROLET WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS CONDITION UNTIL IT IS A HARD FAILURE OR A CODE IS THROWN. WE CONSIDER THIS CHEVROLET APPROACH TO BE NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT AN UNACCEPTABLE APPROACH TO A VALID WARRANTY CLAIM. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725869July 23, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865122July 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL AND PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552860July 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LOCK UP AND FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864134June 23, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING DID NOT NOTICE BIG TRASH VEHICLE AND HIT IT HEAD-ON . UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. DRIVER INJURED. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#863941June 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED AND ACCELERATED. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552569June 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
LEFT FRONT ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723950June 12, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
#1. AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT INTERMITTENTLY FLASH APPROX ONCE A SECOND, FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THEY DID A SCAN WITH TECH 2 AND FOUND NO CODES SET. THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT GIVEN OTHER REPORTS OF NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE. #2 IF TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS NOT MOVED TO THE PHYSICAL STOP FOR A FLASH TO PASS, ONLY THE REAR TURN SIGNALS WILL FLASH. THEY FLASH FAST JUST LIKE WHEN ONE BULB IS BURNED OUT. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL. #3 THIS IS THE 2.4L ENGINE. UPON DECCELARATING FROM AT LEAST 2ND GEAR ALMOST TO A STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANS HESITATES SLIGHTLY AND THUMPS INTO GEAR. THEN THE UPSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR IS NOT A SMOOTH SHIFT BUT VERY HARD. EVEN THOUGH MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM DURING A TEST DRIVE WE BOTH MADE TOGETHER, HE STATES HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINT ON THE PAPERWORK. SCAN TEST OK, NO CODES, OK AT THIS TIME. IT SEEMS TO ME, IF THERE IS NO CODES SET IN THE CONTROL MODULE THEN THERE CAN NOT BE A PROBLEM. WHAT DID MECHANICS DO BEFORE CARS HAD COMPUTER CONTROL MODULES? DID THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO SOME WORK TO IDENTIFY WHAT WAS WRONG? BY THE WAY, I AM A COMPUTER ENGINEER AND HAVE BEEN ONE FOR 35 YEARS. I PLAN TO CONTINUE PERSUING THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO OWN A 1998 CAVALIER WITH THE 2.2L ENGINE AND A 1999 BUICK CENTURY WITH THE 3.1L ENGINE. THE 1998 CAVAILER HAS THE SAME TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM BUT NOT THE OTHER 2 PROBLEMS. THE CENTURY HAS NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723889June 11, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
POWER STEERING RACK NEEDS REPLACING WITH LESS THAN 14 MONTHS OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN TENNESSEE. THE DIAGNOSTIC AND ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIR WAS PROVIDED BY NALLEY CHEVROLET. I AM UNSURE OF THE RISK OF DRIVING THE CAR SAFELY UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE >$1100 REPAIR. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OR TYPE OAF ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863254June 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TRANSMISSION WOULD KNOCK WHILE IN PARK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. ALSO, ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT. ALL BRAKES AND FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863179June 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT AT MPH OR IN REVERSE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT A WARNING. THERE WILL BE NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862828May 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK A PULL IN THE SHIFTS WHEN THEY CHANGE GEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER DOUGHTYER IS DRIVING THE CAR IT STALL CAUSING MINOR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAG VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER IN CAUSING INJURY, THE OTHER AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862696May 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TREE AFTER AVOIDING A PICKUP TRUCK, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. DAUGHTER WAS INJURED IN THE COLLISION. GMAC HAS TAKEN FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#861921May 15, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME THE SAME DEFECT OCCURRED. THIS AFFECTED CONSUMER'S ABILITY TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552246May 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BURNT SPARK PLUG WIRE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861770May 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH OVER A WET SURFACE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, STRICKING TREES IN FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#861320May 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AND UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN, BRAKES MAKE NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860826April 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AND STICK. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO STOP IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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