Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10489029December 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET CAVILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND BECAME DARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487609December 6, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ALL GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY AT FIRST BUT NOW MOVE AROUND BACKWARDS OR ANY DIRECTION THEY CHOOSE...NEVER CORRECT!!!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487465December 5, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUB FRAME FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486525November 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS PROVIDING INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READINGS AND CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486035November 26, 2012
STEERING
DOING MY MORNING PAPER ROUTE. WENT TO TURN LEFT IN A CUL-DE-SAC AND THE STEERING TILT BROKE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS GOING ALL KIND OF DIRECTIONS. I HAVE TWO NEWSPAPERS WEDGED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE BOTTOM SO I CAN DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN SOMEHOW GET IT FIXED. I HAVE THREE OR FOUR PARTS THAT FELL INTO THE FLOORBOARD. ALL I WAS DOING WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHEN I BROKE AND THE PARTS FELL OFF. THIS IS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. I BOUGHT IT IN 2009. THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS SHOULDN'T EVER HAPPEN TO ANY CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. I CAN STILL STEER, BUT THE TILT IS BROKEN AND THE WHEEL IS HARD TO KEEP STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486072November 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL THE GAUGES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAGE WAS THE FIRST TO STOP WORKING, FOLLOWED BY THE REST OF THE GAUGES. THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING, ETC. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN ISSUE THEY CAN CORRECT. I HAVE WAITED TO HEAR ABOUT A RECALL, BUT NOW THAT MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED I CAN NOT WAIT ANY LONGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486921November 26, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ERRATIC AND ERRONEOUS SPEED INDICATOR. SPEED INDICATOR POINTS TO 55-60 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP AND INDICATES 110+ MPH WHILE ACTUAL SPEED IS 50-55 MPH. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AROUND 100 MILES. A SIMPLE POWERING OFF THE IGNITION DOES NOT CLEAR PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY UPSETTING AND UNSETTLING. GENERAL MOTORS CURRENT COST TO IT CUSTOMERS OF $660 FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM IS INEXCUSABLE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484548November 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE, TEMP GAUGE, TACH, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS ON THESE CARS AS YOU ARE SURELY AWARE OF. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483900November 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FIRST DRIVER SIDE REAR TURN SIGNAL BLINKED RAPIDLY, THEN BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN LIGHT CEASED TO WORK. WHEN CHECKED, THE LIGHT AND LENS WERE FUSED (MELTED) TOGETHER. AS WELL DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CEASED TO WORK. MECHANIC STATED ITS ELECTRICAL AND ADVISED I CHECK RECALLS.ALSO SOMETIMES GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSURE FROM ME. NO CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN OR WHY...JUST OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483675November 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND CAR JUST KONKED OUT AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I TRIED AND TRIED BUT TO NO AVAIL. HAD TO PUSH IT INTO A GAS STATION ABOUT 100 YARDS, NOT EASY AS A 50 YEAR OLD FEMALE (NO ONE STOPPED TO HELP ME, JUST SPED BY). I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON-LINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN HABITUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST PURCHASED THE FIRST PART OF 2012???? WHAT IS UP? THIS MANY PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE INVOLVED A RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482531October 29, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
BROKEN K-MEMBER /477-03540. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482127October 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE DASH BOARD GAUGES STARTED TO RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE FROM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM VALUES AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES/HOUR. THE TACHOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION AND DOES NOT WORK 95% OF THE TIME. THE SECOND GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION, LATER ON IN THE WEEK, WAS THE FUEL GAUGE. THE NEEDLE WILL DISPLAY A FULL TANK OF GAS AT ONE MOMENT AND A NEAR EMPTY TANK MINUTES LATER, PROVING TO BE UNRELIABLE TO ESTIMATE THE FUEL LEVEL. SHORTLY AFTER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT NEVER SETTLING AT A STATIONARY TEMPERATURE. I FEAR, THROUGH PERSONAL RESEARCH, THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WILL BE THE NEXT GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DETERMINE SPEED SINCE THE TACHOMETER IS ALREADY NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478854October 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLS : CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP , PRESSURE SOLENOID SWITCH ,TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID .TIRED OF THIS AND NO ONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT STILL STALLS AND ALL EVERYONE CAN DO IS GUESS AT WHAT IT IS I HATE MY CAVALIER THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOT THAT FIXED AFTER THREE CONVERTERS HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478518October 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READING AND OCCASIONAL INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE READING, I HAVE ON MANY OCCASIONS HAD THE SPEEDOMETER RISE TO 110 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE POSTED SPEEDS, APPROXIMATE BECAUSE I HAVE NO WAY TO ACTUALLY TELL HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY YEAR 2001 AND UP GM VEHICLES WITH ONLY THE HIGHER END CADILLAC TYPE AND LARGER SUV'S BEING RECALLED ( WHICH HAVE THE SAME EXACT STEPPER MOTORS THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS ). I GUESS GM FIGURES IT'S ONLY NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE SPEEDOMETERS ON THE 5000 LB PLUS VEHICLES TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS IN HOPES OF SAVING THE SMALLER VEHICLES FROM BEING HIT BY THEM. I DID CALL THE GM DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY CAVALIER AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $300 NOT INCLUDING LABOR FOR AN EXCHANGE UNIT OR SEND OUT AND REPAIR OF MY ORIGINAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478332October 2, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THE DRIVER BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SIX TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THERE WAS NO PIN IN THE SEAT BELT THAT PROPERLY SECURED IT TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT WAS SECURED AROUND THE DRIVER'S ARM AND WAS CONNECTED TO THE LATCH, BUT NOT TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10477268September 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A Z24 AND MY CAR STALLS OUT AND TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CAVALIER'S DO, BUT MY TYPE OF VEHICLE(Z24) ISN'T AFFECTED. EXPLAINED IT IS AND THEY SHOULD SEE ABOUT THIS. AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. ALSO, WHEN RESEARCHING THIS INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. WHY WOULD 1 TYPE OF CAR OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE THE PROBLEM AND NOT ALL OF THEM? IT HAS THE SAME COMPONENTS JUST DESIGNED A LITTLE DIFFERENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476733September 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE. THE GAS GAUGE IS THE ONLY ONE STILL WORKING RELIABLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476603September 20, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A MILDEW SMELL IN THE VEHICLE AND CORROSION STARTED TO DEVELOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470535August 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT TOP SPEED WHEN CAR DIED. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED. HAD TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. A YEAR LATER THE NEW FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. A YEAR LATER THAT PUMP WENT OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FOURTH FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. CAR IS NOT SAFE AS THIS HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND LEAVES YOU WITH NO CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC MOVING AT TOP SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470018August 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING THE, FUEL GAUGE, THE SPEEDOMETER,THE TEMP GAUGES ALL STOP WORKING. I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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