Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#706045April 27, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR NEEDS REPLACED. VEHECILE HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOUR TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH STEERING ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM NEVER FIXED. DEALER THAT WORKED ON CAR C&O MOTORS LOCATED AT 202 5TH STREET ST ALBANS WV.25177 304-727-2921. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705998April 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR HAD A "HARD START" WHEN COLD. CONCERNED BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET STRANDED, ASSUMING THAT 1/4 FULL TANK OF GAS WAS ENOUGH TO START CAR - ESPECIALLY THOSE TRANSPORTING CHILDREN, LIKE I DO. AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED (BY DEALER), IT STARTED BETTER THAN WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. NOTE: WHY DOES THE FUEL PUMP SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS. MY FATHER HAS A 1995 CHEVROLET TRUCK, TAHOE THAT ALSO NEEDED THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE WORTH INVESTIGATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545125April 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HEAD GASKET RECALLED, AFTER REPAIR IT FAILED 2 MORE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836875April 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT INCREASES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705818April 20, 1999
TIRES
LEFT TIRE BONE BROKE IN TWO WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. NO PREVIOUS INCIDENT CAUSED EXCESS STRESS IN CAR STRUCTURE. CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS LOST, BUT BROUGHT TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF STREET. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR IN PAR. HOWEVER, TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER 3 WEEKS BEFORE. NO FISURES REPORTED THEN. OWNER FEELS LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A HIGHWAY. I ALSO FEEL MAD AT THE UNRESPONSIVENESS OF MANUFACTURER, WHO APPARENTLY REGARDS THIS PART AS DISPOSABLE ALONG WITH THE SECURITY AND THE LIVES OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545074April 19, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN INJURY TO CONSUMER WHEN AIR BAG EXPLODED IN FACE AND BODY WHILE PARKING VEHICLE (RENTED VEHICLE). (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) MJS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#705734April 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN 1995 GM MADE SPECIAL POLICY FOR 1995 CAVALIER'S, FOR HEADGASKETS LEAKING. I OWN A 94 CAVALIER. MY CAVALIER HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 95 CAVALIER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO SAY THAT THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS LEAKING. I THEN CALLED 22 DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS ACROSS THE USA. TWO DEALERS SAID THAT THEY SEEN VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS LEAKING. THE OTHER DEALERS SAID THAT THERE WERE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS LEAKING. THE INVOICE FROM MY REPAIR SAID THAT A NEW STYLE GASKET WAS INSTALLED. IT SEEMS THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKETS. I AM SURE THAT IF RECORDS FROM OTHER DEALERS WERE ASKED FOR, THAT IT WOULD SHOW MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE GASKETS FAILLING. THIS IS TO ALL CAVALIER'S FROM THE FIRST YEAR TO PRESENT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545046April 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES EXPERIENCING CONTINUED GRINDING NOISE FOUR REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE GRINDING NOISE WHILE BRAKING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835399April 13, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO OVER 100 MPH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN BY APPLYING BRAKES. HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKES AND PUT IT IN PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705581April 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PLEASE HELP WITH INFORMATION IF POSSIBLE, THE INFORMATION I GAVE TO YOU IS ALL TRUE TO THE DATE AND NUMBER AS BEST I CAN, TOOK DELIVERY IN JUNE 1995, FACTORY ORDERED, AND NOW THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW ENGINE!!!!!!!!!!! HOPE I HAVE HELPED SOME ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IF YOU CAN HELP ME I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705523April 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
POTENTIAL SAFTY DEFECT...AT 55 M/P/H MY CAR ENGINE CUT OUT , FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD BECAUSE I WAS ENTERING AN EXIT RAMP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT THEY DETECTED A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM BECAUSE AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS OF CHANGING THE FUEL FUSE , UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT DETECT THE REASON FOR THESE FUSES BLOWING AFTER 3 DAYS OF KEEPING MY CAR AND RUNNING IT. THEY SAID THEY REMOVED GAS TANK TO TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. UNFORTUNATELY I AM NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS WILL NOT REOCCUR AND AM UNCOMFORTABLE IN DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE AT ANY SPEED IT CAN CUT OUT AND I LOOSE MY BRAKES STEERING AND ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS HAS LEFT ME IN A VERY UNSURE CONDITION AND I DO NOT TRUST THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND GAVE ME 3 FUSES TO COMPENSATE ME, I FEEL A MORE RADICAL MEASURE IS WARRANTED FOR THE POTENTIAL SAFTY HAZARD OF THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP! THANK YOU GP BELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705377April 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR CRACKED IN SAME SPOT ALONG WITH DOOR SILLS ON ALL DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544820April 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR, YOU MUST FIRST SHIFT TRANSMISSION THROUGH 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, THIS CAN TAKE UP TO 15 SECONDS, WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544806April 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836488April 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS AT STOP WHEN HE WAS REAR ENDED WITH GREAT FORCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT . DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, ,HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE RECALL CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705172April 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 60 MPH, HIT TREE RIGHT IN MIDDLE OF THE HOOD, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER, 17 YEARS OLD, SUFFERED SEVERE INTERNAL AND FACIAL INJURIES, PASSENGER,12 YEARS OLD, SUFFERED COMPOUND FRACTURE OF LEG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#705093March 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL ACT LIKE THEY ARE SLIPPING, THEN PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WILL CATCH AND THE CAR JERKS TO A STOP. HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS VERY FREQUENTLY. ALSO HAVE HAD THE CALIPERS COMPLETLY BREAK OFF CAR! *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836267March 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN WNEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS, ABOUT 2MINUTES AFTERWARD, VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836270March 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, CONSUMER HAS TO PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE/CLUTCH AND GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO ANOTHER GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704979March 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF. YOU CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT COME ON FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN IT COMES ON 10 MINUTES AFTER YOU START THE CAR. THEN IT WILL DO THIS FOR 4-5 WEEKS, AND THEN NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND WHEN IT COMES OUT THE CAR IS FINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, AND THEN ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS A SHORT OR IF IT IS SOMETHING ELSE. IT ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO COME ON AFTER THE CAR HITS A BUMP TOO HARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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