Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2000)

315 consumer complaints on file.

#879517January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES, HAD THEM TURNED. FRONT PADS HAD WORN EXCESSIVELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879077January 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE TOO HARD FOR SUCH A SMALL ROTOR AND TOO MUCH METAL IN FRONT BRAKE PAD IS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878852January 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GOING UPHILL VEHICLE STALLED, AFTER 10 MINUTES. STARTED AGAIN, AND A WHILE LATER, ON UPHILL VEHICLE STALLED . HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, MECHANIC TOOK VEHICLE ON TEST DRIVE, AND IT STALLED UPHILL. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT. IN NOVEMBER 2000, HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878769January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED IN FRONT OF HER WITHOUT PUTING ON SIGNAL SHE APPLIED PEDAL SO THAT SHE COULD STOP, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SHE VEERED INTO OTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738636January 2, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FLOOR MAT OCCASIONALLY CATCHES THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHILE DEPRESSED EITHER SLOWING OR INHIBITING IT'S RETURN TO THE UNENGAGED POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557566November 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS CYLINDER IS BEING CORRODED BY THE SULFUR IN THE GASOLINE, THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ THAT THERE IS GAS AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733073October 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU'LL GET STOPPED WHEN IT WANTS TO STOP. LAST OCCASSION OCCURED AT A 4 WAY STOP INTERSECTION, WHICH WAS THE ONLY REASON MY SISTER WAS NOT HIT. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. SPEED AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 5 MILES PER BASED ON THE SHAPE THAT THE RAILROAD TRACKS ARE IN THAT YOU MUST CROSS WHEN APPROACHING THE SECOND STOP SIGN. THIS SECOND STOP SIGN IS LOCATED LESS THAN 50 FEET FROM THE FIRST STOP. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BY THE DEALER, AND THE ABS CHECKED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY STOP THAT I HAD TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED SAFE TO OPERATE. I DISAGREE, AND FEEL THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IF YOU CAN NOT DEPEND ON THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732882September 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING A ROUTINE STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A DRY SMOOTH ROAD, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE TO DOUBLE, RESULTING IN MINOR ACCIDENT, CAUSING $1560 DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871468September 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
VEHICLE MAKES A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING CORNERS. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT A SAFETY DEFECT, IT'S A NUISANCE. VEHICLE IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE CURRENTLY ONE CAN FEEL NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869742September 6, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT PILLAR AND FLIPPED OVER, AND ENDED UP ON DRIVER SIDE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS BEING TESTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729595August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2ND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER AT FAULT. TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, TRANSMISOM FAILS TO COME OUT OF VARIOUS GEARS AT VARIOUS TIMES. WITH THAT PROBLEM CAR MAY NOT COME TO AN EFFECTIVE STOP, WITH OUT SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, OR HOLDING CLUTCH PEDAL IN. I HAD TO RAM THE SHIFT LEVER WITH A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FORCE FOR LEVER TO COME OUT OF GEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728375August 18, 2000
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:INFANT
BABY SEAT IN BACK SEAT PROPERLY INSTALLED, WHEN TOP IS LOWERED BABY SEAT CATCHES THE TOP AND BREAKES BACK [GLASS] WINDOW. RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURIES TO A [BABY]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727260August 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HAVING PROBLEMS GOING INTO 1ST GEAR, ACTS LIKE LINKAGE IS BINDING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866322July 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING AND HAD TO BE TURNED AT 1600 AND 1800. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 2800 MILES.DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP WHEN BRAKING. ROTORS WERE FAILING PREMATURELY AND BEFORE BRAKES PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553103July 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES DUE TO STALLING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865578July 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
RIGHT WHEEL AXLE TWISTED OFF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864935July 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION. DEALER SAID THAT HE SHOULDNT FILL UP THE TANK. DEALER IS REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864665July 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE FUEL TANK, MADE OF PLASTIC, WAS PUNCTURED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH GAS FUMES.*AK FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED BY ROAD DEBRIS AND REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864636June 30, 2000
SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN STOPPING, VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A THUMPING NOISE. CURRENTLY, WOULD HEAR THUMPING NOISE AGAIN WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. ALSO, POWER WINDOWS' MOTOR BURNED OUT DUE TO A A FACTORY DEFECT. MECHANIC PUT A NEW MOTOR BUT WINDOWS WERE STILL NOT OPERABLE. BE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724235June 19, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY BE RELATED TO THIS OR SIMILAR PART. WAS TOLD CAR HAD ACCELERATED QUICKLY, AND THROTTLE INCREASED RAPIDLY.PLEASE INVESTIGATE> I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.THIS MAY BE A SAFTEY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0

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