Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10202982September 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
YESTERDAY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AS HE SLOWED DOWN THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR ONCE AND THE CAR DEALER LINDSAY CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I AM NOW FINDING THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202906September 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS EITHER WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGED OR WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. THE IDLE DIPS TO ABOUT 500RPM, FLUCTUATES, AND EITHER GOES BACK UP TO 900RPM OR STALLS THE CAR. RESTARTS ARE HARD. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. SOME DAYS IT'S FINE, AND OTHERS IT STALLS EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A STOP LIGHT. *TR
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0
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0
#10202479September 11, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY. PUSHED CAR INTO PARKING SPOT AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER - MONDAY IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $770.70 INCLUDING THE TOW CHARGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202356September 10, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. CAR SPUTTERED FOR A BIT, THEN DIED COMPLETELY. CAR WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR WAS AT 61000 MILES. $500 FOR PART FROM DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202290September 9, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS. VEHICLE FAILED TO START. FAILED FUEL PUMP/REPLACED FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202074September 6, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201764September 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
I HAVE 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH LESS THAN 40K MILEAGE. ON AUGUST 31, 2007, THE CLUTCH PAD SUDDENLY DID NOT BACK UP ON MY WAY HOME. I CHECKED THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS ANOTHER CONSUMER. ALL THE LIQUID WAS COMING OUT FROM THE CLUTCH LINE BETWEEN MASTER CYLINDER TO TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CHECKED THE LINE, I FOUND OUT THE CLUTCH LINE WAS TOUCHING THE WIRE BOX CORNER ALL THE TIME. THERE IS A HOLE IN THAT TOUCHING POINT. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM FOR THIS KIND OF CAR. THE GM CHEVY DEALER SAID THE PURCHASED DATE HAD PASSED THREE YEARS. NO WARRANTY AT ALL. WHEN I SEARCH THE WEB FOR HELP. I FOUND THE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN THE SAME PROBLEM TOO. *TR UPDATED 10/24/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201743September 3, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WENT TO ROLL UP DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN HEAVILY AND WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP. RAIN, DRIVEN BY WIND FROM HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON FREEWAY, POURED INTO VEHICLE WHICH FOGGED UP WINDOW AND HINDERED SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLE. WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD UNTIL RAIN STOPPED TO SAFETY RESTART VEHICLE. CHEVY DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MOTOR REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201699September 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT A ROUND 61000 KM'S (APPROX MAR 2007)THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STARTED GIVING INCORRECT READINGS, EITHER AT THE SAME TIME OR ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL PRETTY PRETTY MUCH SPIN AROUND AT DIFFERENT POINTS. THEN SOME TIMES THEY WILL WORK FINE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. TODAY (SEPT 2007), THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOW STARTED DOING THE SAME, IT WENT OFF SCALE AND NOW IS COLLIDING WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIS POSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ME NOW, UP TIL NOW I WAS PUTTING UP WITH IT AS IT CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY THE DEALER AT A HIGH COST (OVER 500 CDN). HAVING AN INCORRECT FUEL READING CAUSES OBVIOUS PROBLEMS OF GETTING STRANDED, AND THE TEMP GAUGE OF ENGINE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201567August 30, 2007
AIR BAGS
1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT. HE BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *KB THE CONSUMER SOLD THIS VEHICLE TO HIS GRANDSON WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HIS GRANDSON. THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HIS GRANDSON EXPERIENCED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201165August 29, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING (APPROX. 25 MPH). THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WOULD STILL CRANK BUT WOULDN'T KICK OVER. CAR HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201065August 28, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE. AT 39,000 KM BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID THE CAUSE WAS ROAD CONDITIONS ETC,,AND OFFERED NO HELP WHATSOEVER COMPLAINED TO GM SEVERAL TIMES,BUT HAVE NOT GOT ANY SATISFACTION YET! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200511August 22, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
THE HYDRAULIC LINE/HOSE THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND THE SLAVE CYLINDER (TRANSMISSION) CHAFFED ON THE BRAKE LINES AND MAIN ELECTRICAL PLUG CAUSING CLUTCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200032August 18, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I SAW THAT MY REVERSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT LIGHTING UP WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR MICHAEL AUTOMOTIVE IN FRESNO CA AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM $110 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW LESS THEN 2 YEARS AGO. DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER. I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT EVEN REAR-ENDED AND IT COULD NOT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INSISTED IT MIGHT BE AND TO PAY THEM. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL SHOP AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A SWITCH BOARD UNDER THE DASH AND IN NO WAY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT DUE TO A MINOR WRECK. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS AND HE STILL REFUSE TO FIX IT UNDER MY WARRANTY. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND NOW CHEV. WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE WORK, BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME NOT HAVING THOSE LIGHTS "IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN" I THINK VERY MUCH OTHERWISE AND EVERY LIGHT ON A CAR THAT TELLS OTHER DRIVERS MY INTENTIONS IS VERY IMPORTANT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199621August 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 56,200 MILES ON IT AND MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING HOME TO FLINT MI. @ 10 PM ON I75 IN MICHIGAN WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THAN IT PICKED UP TO NORMAL SPEED FOR A COUPLE OF MILES AND THAN IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT. WE WALKED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND CALLED OUR SON TO COME GET US - WE WERE APPROX. 30 MILES FROM HOME @ 10:30PM. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TOWED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING DUE TO SEVERE STORMS IN THE AREA. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP QUIT ON 2003 CAVALIERS. I CALLED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY SON-IN-LAWS HOUSE (36 MILES). I HAD TO MEET THE DRIVER AND SHOW HIM WHERE TO TAKE THE CAR. I TOOK THE DAY OFF WORK AND CALLED TO GET PRICES ON FUEL PUMP MODULES. THE NORMAL COST IS OVER $400 FOR THE MODULE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED MY SON-IN-LAW USED HIS TESTER AND THERE WAS NOT ANY CODES IN THE ECM. WE THAN TESTED THE FUEL PUMP AND THERE WAS NOT ANY NOISE INDICATING THAT THE PUMP WAS NOT WORKING. I WENT AND BOUGHT A PUMP WHICH LISTED FOR $420 AND JUST BECAUSE I WAS A GM EMPLOYEE - I WAS ABLE TO GET A DISCOUNT AND ONLY PAID $240.00. MY SON-IN-LAW CHARGED ME $100 TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THE CAR RUNS FINE. BY THE WAY THE TOWING BILL WAS $110 BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT COVER THE TOTAL BILL BECAUSE I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. IT WOULD HAVE COST ME IN EXCESS OF $800 TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY. I TRIED CONTACTING CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY DENY ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE 100'S & 100'S OF COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET. IF YOU NEED ANYMORE INFO - PLEASE CONTACT ME. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199524August 14, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH LESS THAN 24K MILEAGE. ON AUGUST 4, 2007, THE CLUTCH PAD SUDDENLY DID NOT BACK UP ON MY WAY HOME. I CANNOT CHANGE THE SPEED. WHEN AAA GUY CAME TO TOW, HE FOUND OUT THERE WAS NO HYDAULIC LIQUID. I BOUGHT THE LIQUID AND ADDED IT INTO THE HYDRAULIC LIQUID RESERVOIR. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND PRESSED THE CLUTCH, THE AAA GUY FOUND ALL THE LIQUID WAS COMING OUT FROM THE CLUTCH LINE BETWEEN MASTER CYCLINDER TO TRANSMISSION. WHEN I CHECKED THE LINE, I FOUND OUT THE CLUTCH LINE WAS TOUCHING THE WIRE BOX CORNER ALL THE TIME. THERE IS A HOLE IN THAT TOUCHING POINT. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM FOR THIS KIND OF CAR. THE GM CHEVY DEALER SAID THE PURCHASED DATE HAD PASSED THREE YEARS. NO WARRANTY AT ALL. WHEN I SEARCH THE WEB FOR HELP. I FOUND THE OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN THE SAME PROBLEM TOO. IF YOU NEED MORE DETAIL INFORMATION, I STILL KEEP THE BROKEN PART. I CAN SEND THE PICTURE OR THE BROKEN PART. THANKS, JUN SHEN *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199440August 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS COUPE, POWER WINDOW FAILURE, SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPERATE, WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE . AT THIS TIME, THE RIGHT WINDOW IS OPEN IN THE DOWN POSITION CANNOT CLOSE, ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL NOT OPERATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199448August 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SIGNS OF FAILURE OR WARNING. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199316August 11, 2007
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ON 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER THE WIPER MOTOR TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY IS MADE UP WITH A PLASTIC SNAP BUSHING . WHEN IT WEARS OUT THE WIPER DOES NOT WORK. THE ARM COMES APART. ON MY CAVALIER IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 AND HALF YEARS .3 TIMES DRIVERS SIDE 1 PASSENGER. WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD IN A DOWN POUR IT IS HARD TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING . SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. JESS APPLEBY *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198367August 3, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE OPENING THE TRUNK. THE KEY MUST BE PLACED IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SHUT OFF. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, ONE BATTERY HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP ONCE IT IS DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE CONTACT FILED CASE NUMBER 71-530-566-719 WITH GENERAL MOTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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