Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#838426May 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE BOUGHT W/BAD WATER PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING BADLY. BRAKES IN REAR WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL NOISE & WERE SLUSHY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANY GREAT DISTANCE & THEN STOPPPED, IT WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN STALL OUT. HARD TO RESTART. ODOMETER NUMBERS NOT EVEN & OUT OF SYNC. WATER HOSE IS LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782368May 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION (MAIN DRIVE) FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706690May 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION- DEALER REPAIRD, ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, DEALER WANTS $98 TO TURN DOWN ROTORS AGAIN- CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546066May 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION RECALL COMPONENT, HOWEVER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY RECEIVING REPAIR WORK. MJS (98V-319)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706617May 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. FOUR DAYS LATER, WHEN OIL CHANGE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR LEAK. DEALER SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837984May 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
A VALVE INSIDE THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM IS STUCK, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE INOPERATIVE AND ALLOWING IT TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706524May 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL LEAK AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND A CRACKED HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837964May 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A TREE AT 25 MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#545612May 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING/ACCELERATION AND STARTING PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837912May 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE DURING HEAVY BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706430May 12, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED, REQUESTS RECALL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545439May 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE DESIGNED WITHOUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545440May 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND CARRIER. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837472May 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING
THIS IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFCIAL INVESTIGATION. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH AND HIT A LARGE FENCE AND CEMENT STRUCTURE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER AND SUSTAIN FRONTAL IMPACT DAMAGES. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545326May 4, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY HESITATING/STALLING, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND PRESSURE REGULATOR DID NOT RECTIFY ENGINE STALLING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545322May 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKE DRUMS WARPED CAUSING SPONGY BRAKES THAT LUNGE FORWARD WHEN APPLIED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706088April 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE BUTTON ON THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT OPEN THE SUNROOF. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOUR SEPARATE TIMES AND THE BUTTON STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLYFIRST DATE IT WAS BROUGHT IN 8/20/98, 2ND TIME 9/15/98, THIRD 9/24/98 AND LAST TIME WAS TAKEN IN WAS 2/5/99.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706089April 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT CONSISTANTLY REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RSPONSIBILITIES FOR THE JUNK THAT THEY SOLD ME. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS ON THE MANUFACTURER GROUND EFFECTS PACKAGE THE TRANSMISSION THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM THE I HAVE HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AND WITHIN FOUR MONTHS HAVE BRAND NEW ROTORS BUT ON. THE SUNROOF DOESN'T OPEN PROPERLY, THE TRUNK LID HITS THE BUMPER WHEN YOU CLOSE IT,THE ENGINE MAKES A WEIRD RATTLE NOISE WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP,THE DOORS DO NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY, THER IS TONS OF RUST ON THE INSIDE WALLS OF MY TRUNK, I WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF A RECALL ON THE OIL CONSUMPTION VALVE TWO WEEKS AFTER ALL THE OIL IN MY CAR HAD LEAKED OUT CAUSING MY ENGINE TO KNOCK ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK (HAD TO PUT FOUR QUARTS OF OIL IN IT THREE DAYS FROM HAVING AN OIL CHANGE, I NEVER RECEIVED THE AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. TO WRAP THIS UP IN A NUTSHELL I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET PRODUCT AGAIN I WILL RESULT TO A FORIEGN CAR MAKER (HONDA) TO PURCHASE MY NEXT VEHICLE. NK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545283April 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ACTUATOR IN THE DOOR LOCK (KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM) LOCKED UP AND SHORTED RESULTING IN FIRE. NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837154April 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
RISK PINS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE ARE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE.HALF OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON 10-14-96, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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