Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#879132January 26, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FEEL HARD WHEN BRAKING, FRAME IS MOVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559203January 25, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS WARPING CAUSING BRAKE PULSATION, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONTINUALLY, AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS OF THE SYSTEM (ROTORS, PADS, CALIPER SLEEVES) THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED, FINAL ANALYSIS REVEALED A DEFECTIVE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSING PROBLEMS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739801January 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITH REGULAR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, NO OIL LEAK PRESENT, ENGINE MADE CLACKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND HAD TO AUTHORIZE COMPLETE ENGINE TEAR DOWN ($1900) BEFORE THEY WOULD COME LOOK AT ENGINE (NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY). I'M WAITING FOR FURTHER DETAILS, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL PROBABLY NOT HELP IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878778January 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WAS INOPERABLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALSO, WINDSHIELD HAS SPOTS ON INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK RUBBER COVER ON ACCELERATOR REFUSES TO STAY ON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878811January 23, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/ MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE SUDDEN SURGE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED RESULTED IN ACCIDENT AND INJURY OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER'S NEGLIGENCE TO SECURE THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE PRIOR TO SELLING THE VEHICLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SURGE, ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878852January 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GOING UPHILL VEHICLE STALLED, AFTER 10 MINUTES. STARTED AGAIN, AND A WHILE LATER, ON UPHILL VEHICLE STALLED . HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, MECHANIC TOOK VEHICLE ON TEST DRIVE, AND IT STALLED UPHILL. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. IN NOVEMBER 2000, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739730January 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE SEEN 3 95 AND 96 CAVALIERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, THE OTHER 2 ARE ONLY AT 50,000 MILES. CLASSIC CHEVROLET LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS BAD AND THEN A MONTH LATER SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. I NEED ANTIFREEZE ONCE A MONTH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739737January 22, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, INTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS. WHEN STARTED AND PUT IN DRIVE, "ETS OFF" LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ON STEADY. ALONG WITH THIS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO STAYED ON. BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR DURATION OF DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES. ENGINE SOUNDS FINE, NO STRANGE NOISES, BUT WARNING LIGHTS STILL REMAIN ON. TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739764January 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE REPLACED 5 HEAD GASKETS NOW ON MY CHEVROLET CAVALIER. COMPANY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BY ONLY UP TO 92,000 MILES. DUE TO THE PAST HISTORY I KNOW THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET IN THE FUTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878769January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF HER WITHOUT PUTING ON SIGNAL SHE APPLIED PEDAL SO THAT SHE COULD STOP, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SHE VEERED INTO OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878654January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878699January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES HAVE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER . DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO DEFECT. BUT, AFTER 3 DAYS CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH DUE TO INOPERATIVE BRAKES.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878718January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739628January 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FORWARD GEARS FAILED, REVERSE STILL WORKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739647January 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY ETS OFF LIGHT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THE CODE 1810, WHICH IS THE TCC SWITCH, HAS SHOWN WHEN MY CAR HAS BEEN SCANNED. MY CAR HAS BEEN SEEN BY SEVERAL MECHANICS . THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON WHICH CAUSED MY CAR NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. ALL THE MECHANICS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT MY CAR SAID THAT GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. WHICH IT HAS NOT. WHAT CAN YOU RECOMMEND I DO. DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH IT HASN'T FIXED ANYTHING? ALSO THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739567January 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. HAD IT TOWED INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE CLUTCH & 3RD & 4TH GEAR WENT OUT. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN TO OTHER SIMILAR CARS. I TALKED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING CHEVY CARS FOR 22 YEARS. HE STATED THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO NOT DISENGAGE AND BURNS UP THE CLUTCH AND RUINS THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THEY FIXED THE CAR TWO DAYS LATER I WAS ON THE SAME HIGHWAY AND THE CLUTCH BURNED UP AGAIN. IT IS NOW BACK THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878488January 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN TWICE. CHEVROLET HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 1995-1998 CAVALIERS AND 1994 IN CANDA ONLY. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD REQUESTED THE MANUFACTURER TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878289January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. LIFTED HOOD AND GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT & DOWN ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATED HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558999January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SHAKING IN THE FRONT WHEN BRAKING, DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND FOUND THAT 60% OF BRAKE PADS WERE LEFT, CONSUMER IS WORRIED THAT THIS HAPPENED WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739427January 16, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN ON HIGHWAY CAR WENT TO THE OTHER LANE COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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