Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10162718July 18, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, PARKING BRAKE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT! HEAD LIGHT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING ENGINE STARED RUNNING ROUGH FEW HOURS AFTER WE DROVE OFF A CD WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE PLAYER DOOR NEEDED ALIGNMENT PARKING BRAKES NOT WORKING RIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162684July 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS 2000 CAVALIER WAS PURCHASED FEB. 2006, THE NEEDLE WAS GOING AT A HIGHER RPM CONSTANTLY. FINALLY, THE OTHER DAY IT WENT UP 5000 RPM'S. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY GARAGE AND SEVERAL VALVES WERE REPLACED. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER WAS JUST REPLACED. HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161953July 10, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC OF THE DASHBOAD WAS COMING APART AND VERY LOOSE. THIS ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSEN. ONCE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A GOOD SIZE CHUNK OF THE DASHBOARD CAME OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161943July 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES MY CAR WOULD SHAKE OR BOUNCE, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE CHECKED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED, THOUGH THE PADS WERE OK. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS UNTIL THE PROBLEM RETURNED. AGAIN THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, AND THIS TIME THE PADS REPLACED. BUT A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED YET AGAIN. NOW THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE PADS. A CO-WORKER SAID HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS 2002 CAVALIER. HE WAS TOLD AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL ON THE CAR AND WARPED EASILY DUE TO THIS DEFECT. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE ROTORS THAT ARE TOO SMALL MAY CAUSE A BRAKE FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161738July 7, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END BOUNCES AND MAKES NOISE. TOOK TO SERVICE CENTER WITH APPROX 8000 MILES AND HAD STRUTS REPLACED. HAPPENED 3000 MILES LATER, HAD STRUTS REPLACED AGAIN! THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WHICH I HAVE PAID FOR OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE CAR!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161471July 5, 2006
VISIBILITY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL EITHER UP OR DOWN. THE SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE TRUNK; WATER CONTINUALLY LEAKED INTO THE TRUNK. THE THIRD PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKES; THEY WERE NO LONGER WORKING AT ONLY 25000 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND MADE A SQUEALING NOISE AS SOON AS BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE TRUNK WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER FIXED THE TRUNK, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WHEN IT RAIN, WATER STILL LEAKS IN THE TRUNK. THE WATER LEAK HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE JULY 2003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160157June 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DISPLAYS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DISPLAY THAT GOES OFF MOST FREQUENT IS THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *NM UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159941June 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC. 1998, AND A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. HALF OF THE NUMBERS SHOW, AND IT IS DIFFERENT EVERY TIME I START THE ENGINE. I CANNOT TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE ON MY VEHICLE, AND MY GAS GAUGE MOVES BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY... I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT IS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT IS FAULTY. I CONTACTED A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159943June 15, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ABOUT A TWO YEARS AGO I NOTICED THE AIR WAS BLOWING WARMER THAN USUAL SO I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET FREON PUT IN MY CAR THINKING IT WAS LOW....AFTER ABOUT 3 DAYS, IT STARTED BLOWING WARM AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS MAYBE A LEAK, SO THEY PUT DYE IN THE SYSTEM...I TOOK IT BACK 2 DAYS LATER, AND THEY FOUND THERE WERE LEAKS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $1500-$2000 (INCL. LABOR) I WAS OUTRAGED BY THIS, AS THE CAR WASN'T EVEN 5 YEARS OLD!! I MAINTAINED THE CAR JUST AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. (I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC, AND SO HE ALWAYS DOES THE SERVICE ON MY CAR!) I AM JUST CURIOUS IF THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND IF SO, WHAT WAS DONE ABOUT IT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160507June 7, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER REQUESTED RECALL INFORMATION ON A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *KB. NAR NO ADDRESS PROVIDED. THE CONSUMER HAD VALVE WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158935June 4, 2006
SUSPENSION
THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY VEHICLE. ON MAY 29, 2006 WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MAJOR ROAD THE AXLE AND BALL JOINT ON MY 2000 CHEVY CAVALIER BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TO BEND OUTWARD AND CAUSING BODY DAMAGE TO THE FENDER ABOVE THE TIRE. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I HAD NOT GAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BUSY ROAD UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158938June 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE GRINDING SINCE I BOUGHT MY 04 CAVALIER. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY RUST BUILD UP AND IT WAS SANDED OFF ONLY TO RECCUR. THE LAST TIME IN THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IF I WANTED A BRAKE JOB DONE IT WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $140.00...THIS...WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR WAS IN FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 TIMES AND NO NEW BRAKES INSTALLED..ONLY THE RUST GROUND OFF. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PERIODICALLY GOES OFF AND ON AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE WHY. I NO LONGER HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON MY RADIO/CD PLAYER..I CAN PLAY CD'S AND USE THE RADIO BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT STATION ETC I AM ON. SHORTLY AFTER THIS OCCURRED IN LIKE 2 WEEKS, I LOST MY SPEEDOMETER...IT WORKS BRIEFLY AND THEN STICKS AT 90 MPH ( THE ODOMETER WORKS HOWEVER) THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED FUSES AND SAID ALL WAS FINE. THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE A CLUSTER MODULE AND EVEN THOUGH THE PART WAS NOT THAT EXPENSIVE, THE LABOR WOULD BE THE MOST BECAUSE IT ENTAILED THEM REMOVING THE DASH BOARD. THE COST FACTOR OF OVER $400 WAS VERBALLY GIVEN TO ME. I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND GIVEN MY CAR IS OFF WARRANTY, I WOULD NEED TO ABSORB THIS COST MYSELF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND FEEL THAT AFTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNING IT, THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I GAVE AN ESTIMATED ACCOUNT OF DATES OF INCIDENT BEEN THEY HAVE BEEN ON GOING AND CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AS I HAVE TAKEN IT NO WHERE ELSE FOR SERVICE. I AM REGISTERED WITH CARSTATS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THINGS I AM EXPERIENCING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158757June 1, 2006
STEERING
STEERING-NOISE WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, IN ANY DIRECTION. TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW BEARINGS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148689June 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
1990 CAVALIER GEAR SHIFT MOVED TO NEUTRAL WHEN TOUCHED BY CONSUMERS LEG. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER'S SON'S LEG TOUCHED THE GEAR SHIFT AND CAUSED IT TO GO INTO NEUTRAL. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158243May 25, 2006
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158281May 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURES ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED THE BRAKES FAILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10158151May 24, 2006
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:COLUMN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SINCE PURCHASE THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO THE ROTORS WARPING AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE FIRST BRAKE REPLACEMENT WAS AT 3,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ON MAY 23, 2006 WHILE MAKING TURNS AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE STEERING, THE CONTACT PULLED THE WHEEL SO HARD THAT SOMETHING BROKE WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP THEREFORE, IT IS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWAY BAR INSULATOR. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157609May 15, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A JERSEY BARRIER WHICH TOTALED THE CAR AND CAUSED INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT SOMETHING SEEMED TO LET GO IN THE STEERING RACK. THE STEERING WHEEL CAN TURN 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT MOVING THE WHEELS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157126May 9, 2006
AIR BAGS
WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH UNDER HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS, I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE (CHEVY CAVALIER 2004) AND HAD A FRONTAL CRASH AGAINST THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. DURING THE IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY PROVOKING MINOR INJURIES IN THE FACE TO THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I FILLED OUT A REPORT WITH GMC AND THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR TO TAKE THE INFORMATION FROM THE "BLACK BOX" AND SOME PICTURES OF THE FINAL CONDITION OF THE CAR. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE REPRESENTATIVE IN CHARGE (TRACY SAVERINO) FOR WEEKS, I LEFT SEVERAL VOICE MESSAGES TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE DAMAGED VEHICLE, ALREADY BEING REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN FOR KEEPING THIS VEHICLE IN OPERATION AFTER THE SAFETY SYSTEM'S TEST IN REAL CONDITIONS. RECENTLY I WAS NOTIFIED BY A LETTER THROUGH THE GMC CLAIMS DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEM AND THEY DID NOT GIVE ANY RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION OR EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSES THAT ORIGINATED THE MALFUNCTION. THEY ENCOURAGE ME TO PRESERVE IN THE IMMEDIATE POST-ACCIDENT CONDITION THE VEHICLE IF I WISHED TO SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCES MY CLAIM WHEN THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN THE POST-ACCIDENT CONDITION BY THE DAY OF THE INSPECTION. THIS BEHAVIOR CONSTITUTES A DISRESPECT AND IS A FORM OF ABUSIVE TREATMENT CONSIDERING THAT THE COMPANY WAS RELUCTANT TO ANSWER MY PHONE CALLS AND INTENTIONALLY PROTRACTED THE PROCEDURE TO ALLOW THE CUSTOMER TO START WITH THE REPAIRS AND DODGE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND CONCEAL A MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND PROBABLY MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPONENT SERIAL NUMBER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157136May 9, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS, TIRES
BOUGHT 2000 CHEVY CAVALIER FROM BAY POINT TOWING IN CONCORD ON 4/8/06 AFTER ONE WEEK OF DRIVING VEHICLE THE FRONT STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE FRONT WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP MAKE IT HARD TO STEER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND BOTH DECLINED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO TOO MANY PARTS MISSING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. ONE MECHANIC STATED THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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