Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#885523April 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. WHEN CONSUMER CUT WHEEL VEHICLE IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE ON RIGHT FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH. TELEPHONE POLE SPLIT AND CAUSED WIRES TO FALL. UNKNOWN IF THE WIRES WERE ON CAR.*AK CONSUMER STATES WIRES WERE NOT ON VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#885576April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN TURNING AT A LIGHT ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN FOUND TO BE REPAIRED.*AK PCM WAS REPLACED TWICE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BOARD, EGR VALVE, AND FUEL INJECTORS, VEHICLE STILL CONTINUES TO STALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885610April 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WITH SUN ROOF UP, AND IT SUDDENLY SHATTERED. GLASS WAS ALL OVER . DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL TO HAPPEN, AND CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885622April 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 60-65MPH AND HAD REAR ENDED A STALLED OUT VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, BOTH AIR BAGS CAME OUT, BUT FAILED TO INFLATE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743603April 6, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH RATTLES AND SQUEAKS. WHEN IT RAINS THE INSIDE OF CAR SMELLS SOUR. CANNOT PINPOINT THE LEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743639April 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885309April 6, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR DOME LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONUSMER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 98V027000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743500April 4, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#884912April 3, 2001
SEAT BELTS
SEATBELTS MOUNTED TO DOOR FRAME WERE CAUGHT IN DOOR AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK INTO MECHANISM, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884781April 2, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPING AND IT'S KIND OF BURNING. THSI HAS HAPPENED 11 TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT NEEDED TO COME ON BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884882April 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
VEHICLE IS EXPIRIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96V250000; HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH WHEN HAZARD SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884731March 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF COOLANT AND OVERHEATING ON 2.2L ENGINE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560556March 27, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, AFTER CONSUMER REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL, THE PEDAL HAS REMIANED LOCKED IN A DEPRESSED POSITION CAUSING THE CAR'S ENGINE TO CONTINUE RUNNING, AS IF PRESSURE WRE STILL BEING APPLIED TO THE PEDAL, AS A RESULT THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE AND AT TIMES HAS ACHIEVED SPEEDS OF UP TO 80 MPH, CONSUMER HAS BEEN ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE GAS PEDAL FROM ITS LOCKED POSITION BY EITHER PUMPING THE PEDAL UNTIL IT IS RELEASED OR SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN, BUT THE GAS PEDAL REMAINS LOCKED IN A DEPRESSED POSITION, AND THE CONTINUED RUNNING OF THE CARS ENGINE CAUSES THE WHEELS TO GRIND AGAINST THE BRAKES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TO DEALER, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884307March 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE BRAKING AT A SLOW SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER INSURANCE AGENT CLAIMED REAR BRAKE HOSE WAS AT FAULT, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884091March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND WEARING OUT FAST. FIRST SET WAS PUT ON BEFORE DECEMBER 2000. ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON/OFF. DEALER IS NOT RESPONDING TO WHY THEY'RE WEARING OUT SO FAST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884141March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES SCREACH AND VEHICLE WOBBLES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. WHEELS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED TWICE WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884152March 26, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & HAD HEARD NOISES.AXLE SPINDLE NUT WENT OUT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO CHECK. WAS INFORMED THAT AXLE SPINDLE NUT HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. HAD BROKEN TEETH IN SPINDLE NUT. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS LOOSE DUE TO DAMAGE OF SPINDLE. MECHANIC REPLACED AXLE SPINDLE NUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883899March 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TOP BRAKE PINS CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BRAKE CALIPER . METAL PART OF BRAKES WERE BENT UP. NO INJURIES BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE.*AK THE FAILED RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONSUMER HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT IT WAS THE THIRD TIME THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN LESS THAN TWO YEAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883626March 21, 2001
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE MAKES A RATTLING SOUND WHEN DRIVEN. NOISE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883684March 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WOULD BE DRIVING WITH DEFROSTER ON HIGH WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FREEZE UP. WINDSHIELD WOULD CLOUD OVER WHEN SNOW HITS WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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