Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10113698March 8, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V286000 CONCERNING RACK AND PINION STEERING. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, AFTER REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT, HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111420March 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THAT THE REAR SIGNALS WORK PROPERLY, EVEN WHEN A BULB WAS BLOWN OUT. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BELIEVE THAT SIGNAL WORKED PROPERLY, BUT IT NOT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115546March 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM IN HER 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. *NM *SC *JB
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
#10113771March 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES OF THE CONSUMER'S 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER GRIND LOUDLY WHILE BRAKING. *NM THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED.
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
#10112661March 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
I HAVE NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE FAD AT SPEEDS OF HIGHER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR, BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE ROADS ARE LITTLE MORE THAN DAMP. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND/OR SHOES ARE EITHER TOO SMALL FOR THE CAR OR THE MATERIAL IS NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. I HAVE 2 OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ONLY MY 2004 CAVALIER HAS THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112446March 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
ON NOV 12, 2004, MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AND OUR 02 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT COUPE WENT OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING A BAD CRASH INSIDE OF A TUNNEL. THE TIRES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, THE CAR HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND THE WEATHER WAS FINE. AFTER JUST GETTING OUR CAR BACK FROM BEING IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END FOR THREE MONTHS (DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE), WE TOOK THE CAR TO GET INSPECTED AND IT FAILED BECAUSE HEY FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING IS DAMAGED AND WILL COST ALMOST $500 TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THAT THIS BEARING HAD BEEN GOING BAD. WE HAD A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO BUT IT WAS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TWO BEARINGS COULD HAVE WENT BAD SO QUICKLY, AS THE CAR WAS ONLY ABOUT A YEAR OLD WHEN THE FIRST ONE WENT. THIS SECOND ONE WENT A YEAR LATER, MAKING THE CAR ABOUT 2 1/2 YRS OLD. WE BELIEVE NOW THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT...IF "SPALLING" OR "BRINELLING" OCCURRED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE SAID IT WAS ALMOST LIKE HYDROPLANING-HE FELT THE REAR OF THE CAR KIND OF SLIDE OR WIGGLE TO THE SIDE AND THAT'S WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE REPAIRING IN ORDER TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY WENT BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE AND SEE IF THE OTHER TWO ARE GOING TO NEXT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113756March 2, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BE DISCONNECTED. *NM THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A DOCTOR NOT TO HAVE THE AIR BAG REMOVED. THE CONSUMER PRESENTED THE NOTE TO THE DEALER WHO IN TURN FAXED THE NOTE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STILL REFUSED TO ALLOW THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113110February 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CYLINDER LOCK HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE ON POSITION. THE KEY IS STUCK. CONSUMER HAD TO LET THE VEHICLE RUN UNTIL IT SHUT ITSELF OFF, MEANING IT HAD TO RUN OUT OF GAS. IT WILL NOT LET THE CONSUMER RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112276February 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
WATER PUMP LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. ONE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. A SECOND WATER PUMP FAILED JUST AFTER THE 36,000 WARRANTY WAS UP AND COST ME EXTRA TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN OF THE ENGINE WHICH REQUIRES THAT IT BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. THE THIRD HAS JUST FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112290February 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER IN FEB. 2003. WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TAIL LIGHTS. MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT BURNT OUT COMPLETELY (BOTH TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT). IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE SOCKET, BULB AND GREASED THE SOCKET. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO FAIL. TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE LOCAL POLICE. ALSO DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003, MY BATTERY DIED, ALTHOUGH NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON; MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT; MY WINDOW MOTORS DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; MY LOCKS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. AS OF RECENTLY, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS FAILED, AND BOTH WERE REPLACED, AND THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT YET AGAIN. THE TRUNK WAS LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED MOLD TO GROW IN MY TRUNK AND DAMAGING PERSONAL EFFECTS, AND ALSO CAUSING THE RIGHT SOCKET AND WIRES TO BECOME CORRODED. THE SOCKET AND WIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN, AND THE LEAK WAS FIXED, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED FABRIC IN TRUNK. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR DIED YET AGAIN, AND WAS REPLACED. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. DEALERSHIP ORDERED AND INSTALLED NEW SYSTEM. CURRENTLY I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING UPON IGNITION WHEN COLD OUTSIDE, SQUEAKING SOUNDS OVER FRONT TIRES WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING, AND ALL AIR VENTS, EXCEPT PASSENGER SIDE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VENTS BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, MY "NEW" CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 15 TIMES. WAY TO GO GM...ANOTHER WINNER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112223February 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SINCE PURCHASING MY 2002 CAVALIER I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS TURNED (2) TIMES AND THEY ARE IN NEED OF IT AGAIN (THIRD TIME). I HAVE ONLY PUT 39450 MILES ON MY CAR AND AFTER THE SECOND TIME I BEGAN TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT BRAKING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. I HAVE BEEN DOWNSHIFTING WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS INSTEAD OF APPLYING MY BRAKES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE MY DISC BRAKES ONE TIME. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE IN WHICH I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED SO FREQUENTLY. ESPECIALLY SINCE APPROX 10000 MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES WHERE VERY LITTLE BRAKING OCCURS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113043February 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO MONTHS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THE DASH BOARD. THE FUEL PUMP BLEW OUT. THE HEATING A COOLING WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. CONSUMER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113056February 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATS AND ANTIFREEZE WOULD LEAK. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112176February 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTING IN OCTOBER 2004, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BEGAN TURNING OFF ANYTIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO CONDUCT ANY REPAIRS. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STILL COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE THIRD TIME, I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE A "HIGHLY EDUCATED GUESS REPAIR." THE FOURTH AND LAST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP MADE NO REPAIR ATTEMPT AND BASICALLY TOLD ME TO NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN UNLESS I AM ABLE TO BRING IT IN WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT, I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN THE CAR SO THAT I CAN SEE MY SPEED AND OTHER GAUGES WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF. WHILE THEY DO NOT TURN OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY ARE OFF QUITE FREQUENTLY. AT THE WORST, I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AT THE LEAST, I ASSUME I WILL BE PULLED OVER AT SOME POINT FOR DRIVING WITH A FLASHLIGHT ON IN THE CAR. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 5-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND GM IS REQUIRED TO WARRANT ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDER IT. FROM INTERNET RESEARCH, I CAN TELL THAT GM HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE 2003-2004 CAVALIERS AND I FEEL THIS IS ONE MORE MANIFESTATION OF THAT MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111901February 21, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE . THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING IN MY 96 CHEVY CAVALIER AND NOW MY 99 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I'VE RUN OUT OF GAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THANKFULLY NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE HEARD THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT IT IS SOME KIND OF SENSOR PROBLEM AND IT EXISTS THROUGHOUT A NUMBER OF GM CARS . NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103458February 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN SHE TRIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT VEERED RIGHT OFF THE ROAD ONTO A SAFETY SCHOOL COMPLEX. SHE THEN HIT A MAILBOX POLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HIT A CURB AND THE VEHICLE SAILED OVER IT INTO THE MAILBOX. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10110686February 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BREAKS OF MY 2001 CAVALIER A VIBRATION IS CAUSED AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO OWNS A 2001 CAVALIER AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO HER CAR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE HIT ANYONE YET BUT IT GETS REALLY CLOSE ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPING FAST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107493February 16, 2005
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD POPPING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JB THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WOULD DISPLAY A LOUD RUMBLE AT TIMES AND WOULD LESSEN AFTER DRIVING. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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