Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#703958March 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, WHEN OPEN, ALLOWS WATER TO POUR INTO CAR. THE RESULTS ARE WATER MARKS ON THE DOOR AND THE APOHOLSTRY MATTED DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835376March 1, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY GO OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703788February 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN ALL EFFORT TO RESOLVE SITUATION AND WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE BOUGHT INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE AND HORN FAILURE. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS VECHICLE IS A LEMON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544059February 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, ONE INCIDENT DESTROYED WATER PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544000February 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED, SPRING BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835081February 19, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAY ON, BUT SEEMS TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. OCCUPANT IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834997February 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703448February 18, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT ON MY CAR. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED, OR HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN MORRIS, ILLINOIS AND WAS TOLD NOT TO BRING IT IN UNTIL THE LIGHTS WON'T STAY ON AT ALL. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAVALIERS. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, AND THEY SAID THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE FOR THEM. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY FATAL, IF I CAN'T GET MY CAR FIXED. WHO DO I GO TO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543939February 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543954February 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834903February 17, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT THROTTLE APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS IN CRUISE, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. DRIVER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. APPLYING THE BRAKES DOES NOT HELP. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703420February 17, 1999
SEAT BELTS, CHILD SEAT
THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAVALIER. WHEN USED IN CONJUCTION WITH INFANT CAR SEATS. ALL THE INFANT SEAT MANUFACTURERS HAVE ISSUED WARNINGS AGAINST USING ANY OF THEIR SEATS WITH CARS WHERE THE SEAT BELT IS ANCHORED FORWARD AT THE CREASE, WHICH IS THE CASE WITH THE 96 CAVELIER. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURER, WHO THEN TOLD ME TO TALK TO THE SEAT MANUFACTURER, GETTING ME NO WHERE AT ALL. INDEED THE ONLY ADVICE I COULD GET WAS TO TIGHTEN IT AS MUCH AS I COULD AND IT WOULD PROBABLY BE ALRIGHT. THERE ARE NO PROBABILITY NOR SHOULD THERE BE WHEN WE DEAL WITH THE LIFE OF A CHILD. I FIND IT ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY CHILD DUE TO THE ANCHORING OF THE BELT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO AND BUY A NEW CAR. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT IN THE CAVALIER INFANT CANNOT BE PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT DUE TO THE HUMP. BUT ON TOP OF THIS, TO PLACE THE SEAT BELTS SO THAT NO SEAT WILL WORK AS THEY WERE MEANT TO. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543845February 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT START BACK UP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENT REPLACED BUT NONE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703117February 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOCKED AND IT WOULD NOT GO DOWN, CAUSING THE CAR TO REAR END THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF IT . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#550817February 9, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE STEERING LOCKS UP. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834725February 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER RAN OFF THE ROAD, HITING A POLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#543762February 8, 1999
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND INJURY TO CONSUMER'S FACE,NECK AND BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#703023February 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MAY 29 1998 MY CARS ETS/ ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE CYLINDER MISFIRING, AND THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS I WAS BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE CALLED THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT FOR HELP, AND THEY DID THIS ANOTHER TIME AS THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN MOVE TO FT. POLK LA. AS I AM IN THE MILITARY. ON 1 JAN 9, THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY DID THE SAME THING THE OTHER SHOP DID. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES THAT THEY HAVE WORKED ON IT, REPLACING THE CYLINDER CAP/FUEL INJECTOR AND COIL HOUSING. AND THEY TALKED TO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANTCE PERSONNEL AT CHEVROLET. THE LAST TIME I HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP WAS 29JAN 99, AND THEY HOOKED A COMPUTER UP TO IT. DROVE IT FOR A WEEK TO TRY TO CREAT THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD TAKE A PICTURE OF THE SYSTEM. BUT THE LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON. SO THEY GAVE ME BACK MY CAR WITH THE PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED, AND THE CHEVROLET CORP. WON'T DO ANY THING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS ARE OUT OF SUGGESTIONS. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CHEVROLET CORP, AND FEEL THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT MY PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND CAN'T , AND THEY WON'T REPLACE THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607257February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER CHIP NEED REPROGRAMMING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608895February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY DEAD. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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