Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#719526March 1, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BELIEVE THIS TO BE MANU. DEFECT. GM DOESN'T WANT TO COVER COST OF REPAIR - KM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN THE SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719473February 29, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WE PURCHASED A NEW VECHICLE ON A FRIDAY. I WAS RETURNING FROM THE MALL AT NIGHT WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. WE WERE PASSING A TRACTER-TRAILER TRUCK ON I91 IN MASS. THE HOOD POPPED UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CRASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND COMPLETLY OBSTRUCTING OUR VISION. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A CATASTROPHIC COLLISION. MY DAUGHTER SPRAINED HER KNEE IN THE JARRING AND THE TRAUMA OF THE INSTANT. . .I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY STERNUM AND TO MUSCLES IN MY UPPER BACK. WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY WITH THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND I ENDED UP IN A CLOSED SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT , IN A STRANGE CITY, WITH MY TWO CHILDREN FOR ALMOST THREE HOURS. WE WERE TREATED POORLLY AND EVEN THREATENED BY THE DEALERSHIP. WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFIFULTY TRYING TO REPORT A CLAIM ABOUT OUR INJURIES, AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THIS STANDS TODAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HOOD RELEASE NOT SUSTAINING THE COMBINATION OF SPEED AS WELL AS THE RESISTANCE CAUSED BY PASSING A LARGE TRUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#551108February 28, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO LIGHT ON DRIVE PANEL AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719401February 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WILL START BACK UP AND THEN DIE WHEN PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719286February 26, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FAILED REULTING IN ALSO HAVING TO REPLACE THE LEFT HALF SHAFT, UPN INSPECTION THE RIGHT CNTROL ARM WAS ALSO FAULTY AND HAD T BE REPLACED, FORTUNATELY WHEN THE PART BROKE THE CAR WAS GING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR MOST CERTAINLY A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MIGH THAVE OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719276February 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR, REPLACED A MINIMUM OF 10 TIMES WITHIN 70,000 MILES ROTORS REPLACED ALSO - DRIVERS SEAT DOES NOT ALWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE SOMETIMES SLIDES FOR/BACKWARDS - HARD TO USE RELEASE BUTTON ON FRONT PASSENGER BELT NOW THE CASING FELL OFF - WIPERS AREN'T PLACED CORRECTLY HAS CHIPPED OFF PAINT ON HOOD - DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS HARD TO ROLL FEELS AS IF IT GETS OFF TRACK CAR GIVES SQUEKING/RATTLING SOUND WHILE DRIVING - BLACK METAL PARTS ON WIPERS HAS FADED TO BLOTCHY GRAY EARLY IN CARS LIFE - I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THESE IN ANY CAR I'VE OWNED, THEY ARE PREMATURE, ESPECIALLY THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857356February 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO WEAR UNEVENLY WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857362February 22, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING 70MPH WHEN SUDDENL/FOR NO REASON, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER, A RECALL WAS ON VEHICLE. AN INSPECTOR CHECKED VEHICLE & TO DECIPHER CODE ON VEHICLE. FINALLY NO RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784522February 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718978February 19, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FLUID ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM, WINDOW RATTLES WHEN COMING DOWN, WINDOW NOT ALIGNED RIGHT AIR COMES THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES,ALARM DOESN'T WORK 85% OF THE TIME EVEN WITH NEW BATTERIES, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE JUNE 1, 1999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857156February 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT LEAKAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550972February 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPARK PLUG WIRES SHORTED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856968February 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL & TRANSMISSION LEAK. NOTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY IN VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, ALSO, TRANSAXLE WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. WAITING TO RECEIVE A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM MICHIGAN TO REPLACE ORIGINAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856828February 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHEN TRAVELING WITH AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER BEING USED CONSUMER NOTICED VERY BAD FUMES/ ODORS WITHIN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT WHICH CAUSED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE TO BECOME SICK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856840February 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 45MPH VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718722February 13, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
AN '88 BLUE DODGE VAN (VIN 2B6GB113Y3JK56747)CRASHED INTO MY LITTLE GIRLS CAR THE 1991 CAVALIER. EXPERT RECONSTRUCTIONIST (TX DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY) BLAME MY LITTLE GIRL FOR HAVING RAN THE STOP SIGN AND HITTING THE VAN, CAUSING AN INDIRECT DEATH OF THREE AND THE DIRECT DEATH WAS AN ABANDON UTILITY POLE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IF THE CAR WAS TO HIT THE VAN IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SO MUCH DAMAGE. MY DAUGHTER STATES THAT SHE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PROCEEDED ENTERING THE INTERSECTION AT 6 MPH. HOW CAN A SMALL CAR DO SO MUCH DAMAGE EVEN IF IT WAS TO HAVE RUNNED THE STOP SIGN. I BELIEVE THAT THE VAN HIT THE CAR CAUSING THE ROOF OF THE CAVALIER TO COLLAPSE AND DOING IRREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO MY LITTLE GIRLS FRIEND. MY LITTLE GIRL HAD MULTIPLE CONTURSIONS TO THE HEAD WHEN THE ROOF CAVED IN AND HER ANKLE HAD THREE FRACTURES ON HER LEFT ANKLE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE IN THE DRIVER SIDE THAT THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE DOOR WAS PINGED INWARD AND THE ROOF OVER HER HEAD WAS CAVED IN. LUCKILY THE TWO GIRLS SURVIVED. EVEN THOUGH ONE IS A VEGETABLE MY LITTLE GIRL IS NOT THE SAME AND HER YOUTH HAS BEEN STOLEN BY THIS ACCIDENT. SHE HAS RECURRING NIGHTMARES AND A BRAIN CONTUSSION THAT MIGHT NOT GO AWAY UNTIL ALL THE PRESSURE HAS BEEN RELIEVED AND THAT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME. WHY DID THE ROOF COLLAPSE INJURING BOTH OCCUPANTS WHO WERE WEARING SEATBELTS? WHY DID THEY HAVE TO USE THE JAWS-OF-LIFE TO RESCUE BOTH GIRLS? *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
3
#718642February 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY LEAKED ACID FROM THE POSITIVE SIDE TERMINAL. THIS IS A RISK FOR A CHEMICAL BURN AND CORROSION TO THE CHASSIS. THIS IS MY THIRD NEW GM CAR THAT HAD THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY LEAK OUT THE SIDE POSITIVE TERMINAL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FACTORY ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERIES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITH A 91 CADILLAC SEDAN DEVILLE, THE SECOND WAS WITH A 93 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 DUALLY TRUCK. I BELIEVE DELCO BATTERIES HAVE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT IS ONGOING. GM DELCO DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE FIXED THE DESIGN FLAW. THESE THREE BATTERIES LEAKED WHEN THEY WERE THREE YEARS OLD. I SOLD THE 91 CADILLAC AND BOUGHT A 99 CADILLAC. I DON'T TRUST THE BATTERY AND PLAN TO PULL THE BATTERY AT 24 MONTHS BEFORE IT LEAKS ACID. I WILL NEVER BUY A DELCO REPLACEMENT. I STILL HAVE THE CAVILIER BATTERY SITTING IN A PUDDLE OF ACID IN THE GARAGE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED A PICTURE OR IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO SEE IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718663February 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. MY CAR HAS CONSIDERABLY LOW MILEAGE, I HAVE HAD A FEW OCCASIONS THAT REQUIRED ME TO APPLY THE BRAKE QUICKLY. THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP OR LUNGE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A NORMAL PROCESS, SINCE I AM NOT ALL THAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. NOW MY GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON STICKS AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I AM SOMEWHAT KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I AM HANDICAPPED AND MY CAR IS A LIFE SAVER FOR ME. I HAVE IT SERVICED AS OFTEN AS RECOMMENDED AND KEEP UP THE APPEARANCE OF IT AS WELL. IN FACT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR RECALL DATA BASE AND SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 1993 AND WONDER WHY I WAS NEVER TOLD OR GOT NOTIFIED. YOU CAN REACH ME ALMOST ANYTIME AT HOME, MY DISABILITY PREVENTS ME FROM WORKING. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THANK YOU, CYNTHIA GRAHAM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718613February 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SEATS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE SERVICES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718446February 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE PEDAL LOCKS UP WHEN TRYING TO STOP MAKING STOPPING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO . THEY ADVISE THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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