Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2001)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10171685October 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THREE YEARS AGO, THE MOTOR WENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF MY 2001 CHEVY CAVALIER. THREE MONTHS AGO, THE MOTOR (WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $400 AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT) WENT AGAIN. AT THE SAME TIME THE WINDOW WENT, THE A/C COMPRESSION SYSTEM DIED ALSO. I'VE BEEN QUOTED A COST OF $800 TO REPAIR BOTH, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE CRAFTMANSHIP AND I WILL NEVER BY A CHEVROLET AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169972October 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
MY CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT CAUSED A TRAFFIC JAM AND WAS ALMOST HIT. I COULDN'T GET MY CAR INTO GEAR, I FINALLY SHUT OFF MY ENGINE AND STARTED IT IN FIRST GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150824February 9, 2006
SUSPENSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER MAKES A CLICK NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING HARD RIGHT. *TS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE VALVE COVER GASKET, CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144377December 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 3 YRS. STEERING COMPONENT THREE TIMES. FUEL TANK ONCE. MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING FROM POWER STEERING LEAK, AND ALSO HAS OIL LEAK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 93,000 MILES. ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. 01 CAVALIER BOUGHT FROM TERRY LEE CHEVY. THIS CAR SUCKS!!!NEVER BUY AGAIN!!!! NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX HALF THE STUFF WRONG. TLC SUCKS. OH YEAH I FORGOT THE SENDING UNIT WILL BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME INN THREE YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141328October 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ONCE KEY INSERTED INTO IGNITION, IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN AND STEERING COLUMN IS IN A "LOCKED" POSITION; FRONT WHEELS ARE STRAIGHT AND NOT TURNED LEFT NOR RIGHT. SOME 5 MONTHS AGO THIS HAPPENED AND AFTER SOME 1.5 HOURS OF JIGGLING STEERING WHEEL AND TRYING IGNITION, IT FINALLY STARTED. CAR WAS LEVEL WITH WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139055October 7, 2005
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE WAS AN AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE CRACKED AREA WAS WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. WHEN HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING IN THE DASH AREA WAS CONNECTED TO THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKED PART OF THE DASHBOARD WAS LOOSENING FROM THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138433October 4, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HAD TO HAVE MY PASSENGER BACK DOOR LATCH REPLACED BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED, THAT COST ME ABOUT $200. THIS YEAR MY DRIVER BACK PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, AND MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING, THE HANDLE GETS HARDER TO OPEN WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND THIS CONCERNS ME FOR SAFETY REASONS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO GM AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A 2001 CAVALIER AND HER DOORS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS SITUATION, I KNOW MY CAR IS NOT BRAND NEW, BUT IS IT NOT OLD EITHER AND HAVING DOORS THAT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO MENTION COSTLY TO HAVE REPAIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136689September 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE CONSUMER HEARD GRINDING/RUBBING NOISES INTERMITTENTLY. THE FOG LAMP WENT OUT. THE BRAKES WERE NOISY AND WOULD STICK WHEN APPLIED. WATER LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AND THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AND ALARM STOPPED WORKING. THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE HVAC BLOWER WOULD NOT WORK IN THE FIRST AND SECOND SPEED. THE DEALER FOUN AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE AND DETERMINED THAT HTE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING WAS FALLING OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128854August 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVILER HAS FAULTY SEAT BELTS. THE CONSUMER WAS IN INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A GARBAGE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A RED LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNDER THE GARBAGE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER HAD ONE PASSENGER AND TWO FAMILY PETS WITH HIM. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BUCKLED UP. THE PASSENGERS KNEES WENT THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THE SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER SECURELY IN THE SEAT. THE SEATBELT LOOPED THE PASSENGERS BOWELS. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY THE PASSENGER HAD TO HAVE MAJOR SURGERY TO REMOVER SOME OF HER INTESTINES. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 30-35 MPH WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. A YEAR LATER THE PASSENGER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER KNEES, FROM THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER ENDED UP WITH CANCER IN THE KNEES, IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT THAT HER KNEES WERE INJURED IN THE WRECK. IN APRIL THE PASSENGER PASSED AWAY, AND THE DRIVER BELIEVES THAT THIS WAS A RESULT FROM THE SEATBELTS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER DOES HAVE PICTURES OF THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT. NO INSURANCE REPORT. ALL OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS ALL THAT THE OWNER HAS ACCESS TO OR KNOWS.*AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10129189August 5, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DT: HORN DID NOT BLOW UNLESS CALLER HIT THE RIGHT SPOT. CALLER SAID THERE WAS A DEAD SPOT IN THE HORN PAD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. ALSO, TORQUE CONVERTER LIGHT DID NOT COME ON.. COIL PACKS WERE DEFECTIVE. CALLER STATED THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND CALLER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETECTED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. DEALER REPLACED THE COIL PACKS. MANUFACTURER SAID WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. ALSO, SEAT BELTS COME OUT OF THE GUIDE AND HIT THE PEOPLE IN THE EYE. CALLER SAID THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. CALLER DOWN SHIFTED THE GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO, HAD TO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS THREE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE TRUNK LATCH HAD A GAP IN IT, THE LID DID NOT CLOSE TIGHTLY. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127213June 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT 50,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 40,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096654May 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED STALLED AND AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC TO GET IT RESTARTED. SHE ALSO SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE NOV. 03. SHE SAID ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEN ANOTHER SAID IT WAS THE STARTER SWITCH , WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED. THEN SHE SAID ONE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*JB VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121546May 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN
2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BLEW A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT ABOUT A FOOT WHEN AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE CASING WHERE A LARGE GEAR HAD PROJECTED FROM ALONG WITH OTHER METAL CHUNKS AND LANDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FULL COVERAGE OF THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119911May 5, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DT: THERE WAS HISSING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, AND CONSUMER FOUND THE AC HOSE HAD CHAFFED OUT. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE AC HOSE, BECAUSE IT HAD UNFASTENED FROM IT'S HOOKS. AND IT WAS LEANING ON THE PULLEY. THAT LET ALL THE FREON OUT. WHEN THE REPAIR MAN WAS CALLED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY CAVALIERS. CONSUMER IS VERY UPSET THAT ALL THE FREON IS IN THE ATMOSPHERE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118780May 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A AUTOMOBILE REPAIR PLACE ON 8/26/04 THEY FOUND CODE C1214 SOLENOID RELAY CKT OPEN. CONNECTOR TO EBCM WAS NOT COMPLETELY ON. THEY REINSTALLED. THEN ON 3/22/05 ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOUND CODE C1214 SOLLENOID RELAY COIL OR CONTACT CIRCUIT OPEN. THEY CHECKED CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED FUSE. THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN ON 4/30/05 SAME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116855April 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) QUIT WORKING!. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, YOU HEAR A CLICKING NOISE,(MAYBE A RELAY SWITCH)? AND THE DRL ICON ON THE DASH FLASHES ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE DRL TURNED OFF, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT THE SERVICE LIGHT IS OFF, MUST RESET. ALSO THE RIGHT SIDE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AFTER THE DRL FLASH AND GO OUT(RIGHT SIDE IF YOU ARE FACING THE FRONT OF THE CAR THAT IS) REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD LIGHT AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE FOR MY CAR AND THEY ARE NOT WORKING, THE DEALER WANTS $100.00 BUCKS JUST TO HOOK MY CAR TO A MACHINE TO TELL ME WHATS WRONG WITH IT, AFTER THE LAST TRIP TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THAT COST ME $180.00 DOLLARS JUST TO TELL MY WIFE TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP WHEN YOU FILL UP THE CAR.(NICE HU?) IM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT CAVILERS HAVE A DRL PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHY IS THERE NOT A SAFETY RECALL FOR DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS? AFTER ALL THEY ARE A SAFETY FEATURE AND DO SAVE LIVES, BY MAKING THE SMALLER CARS MORE VISABLE TO OTHER DRIVERS. WITH ONLY ONE HIGH BEAM HEAD LIGHT WORKING AND NO DRL'S MY CAR HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER, AND EVEN MY SELF TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP BY ASKING GM TO RECALL THIS SAFETY PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE GET S HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116420April 5, 2005
SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2001 CAVALIER COUPE 2 DOOR BACK IN 2001. I HAVE APPROX. 48,000 MILES ON MY CAR. WHENEVER I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A PROBLEM CONCERNING MY CAR I SAY TO THEM, THE MANY NOISES OF THE CAVALIER AND MANY MORE TO COME. IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I'M SO TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS YEAR AROUND JANUARY 2005, MY BRAKES STARTED MAKING THIS AWFUL GRINDING NOISE ALONG WITH VIBRATING AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING THIS KLUNKING/POPING NOISE THAT I COULD FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD ME SO SCARED THAT IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF THAT I BROUGHT IT RIGHT AWAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES AND ALSO THE POPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE WEATHER IS NICE NOW, BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING WORSE AND I'M SCARED THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT'S FINE, MY STEERING WHEEL WON'T FALL OFF, THAT LITTLE THINGS WILL START TO HAPPEN AS YOUR CAR GETS OLDER. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD LUBE IT BUT THAT THAT WON'T NECESSARILY MAKE THE KLUNKING/POPPING STOP. AND THE BRAKES, THEY SAID ONCE AGAIN, THEY ARE FINE. I'M ESPECIALLY SCARED ABOUT MY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM ALSO. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY, CAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE READ, THE STEERING WHEEL OR EVEN THE BREAK PROBLEMS HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A TRADGY TO HAPPEN???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089182March 28, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
THE LAMINATE HAS COME APART FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114926March 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MANY PROBLEMS EXIST WITH THE CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2001. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113614March 7, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION HAD FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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