Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#709339July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ABS FAILS EVERY TIME ACTIVATED, SYSTEM CYCLES SLOWLY, WITH UNCONTROLLABLE LOCK AND RELEASE OF WHEELS. THIS HAS OCCURED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. 1 OCCASION RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE/VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY WHEN IDLING IN GEAR. HAS DONE SO SINCE PURCHASE, BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HORN PAD HAS DISLOGED AND FALLEN BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL SPOKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NEARLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH DOES NOT RETAIN SEATBACK FROM TRAVELLING FORWARD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. SAFETY ISSUE. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AFTER ABOUT 9 MONTHS, WITH NO PRIOR USE. AFTER REPAIR, IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#547526July 26, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
THE DESIGN OF VEHICLE HAS AN LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO RELEASE THE HATCHBACK, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A RELEASE BUTTON / LATCH TO OPEN ON THE INSIDE WHICH CAUSED TWO CHILDREN TO BE STUCK INSIDE VEHICLE ALMOST RESULTING IN DEATH, INJURY TO HAND DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709118July 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, AT LOW SPEEDS, PRECISELY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECENT RECALL OF GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. IT CAN OCCUR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, AND DESPITE VERY SLIGHT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. IT IS MOST COMMON ON HILLS, BUT ALSO OCCURS ON FLAT SURFACES. IT OCCURS ON DRY AS WELL AS WET SURFACES, ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE COMMON ON WET SURFACES. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH FRONT ROTORS RESURVACED AND THE REAR SHOES ADJUSTED (AT A COST TO US OF $200.00) THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. WE ARE CERTAIN THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TRUCKS AND SUVS AND THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE CAVALIER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709041July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS STARTS RAPID ACTION AT SLIGHTEST BUMP ON ROAD (EVEN SLIGHTLY RAISED PAINTED INTERSECTION ROAD LINES) CAUSING GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND ALMOST RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709095July 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ON JULY 5TH OF THIS YEAR MY CAR STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOSE WHEN STARTING IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SO THAT THE AND LET THEM LISTEN TO THE NOISE AND NARROW DOWN THE PROBLEM AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. THE SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE EITHER THE FLYWHEEL OR THE STARTER, I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MENACHIC AND HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING, I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO HIM AS SOME AS I COULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR AND HE TOLD ME NOT TO START THE CAR ANY MORE THAT NECESSARY. BEFORE I COULD FIND TIME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHATEVER THE PROBLEM WAS COMPLEATELY FAILED AND I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE STARTED PROBLEMS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 46,000 MILES THE MAJORITY OF THOSE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES WHICH DOSE NOT REQUIRE MUCH STARTING OF THE CAR. I THINK THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN MY CARS STARTED SYSTEM THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT OF OCCURED TO A CAR THIS NEW. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT WAS MAINLY FOR THE REPUTATION OF THE CAVALIER AS A RELIBALE CAR THAT WOULD LAST ME FOR MANY YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843166July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SKIDDED. VEHICLE WILL INCH UP, AND ABS OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843224July 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842922July 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND IN TURN, HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT, AND THE REAR LAP BELT BROKE AT THE BUCKLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842938July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING GRADUALLY ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND SKID WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE REASON,AND WON'T LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842959July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN RAINY OR HOT CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. ALSO WHILE DRIIVING , BRAKES WILL ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843023July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMANTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842810July 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708891July 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WHEN A/C CHANGED TO VENT RECRANKED EASILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708912July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES WILL OCCASIONALLY LOCK AND THEN RELEASE. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP FURTHER AHEAD THAN INTENDED. SOMETIMES IT CAUSES THE WHEELS TO DRAG. THE PROBLEM IS INTENSIFIED IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER OR SAND ON THE ROAD. IT MAKES ME FEEL WARY AND UNSAFE WHEN I OR MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR. I'M AFRAID THE CAR WILL NOT STOP WHEN I NEED IT TO THE *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782554July 19, 1999
TIRES
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BF GOODRICH TIRE BLEW ITS ENTIRE SIDE WALL, CONSUMER NOTICED NO STRANGE HANDLING UNTIL THE "BANG" THAT INDICATED THE FAILURE (BF GOODRICH TOURING T/A SR4 P195/65R15). *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708835July 19, 1999
AIR BAGS
THE CAR HAS FRONT AIRBAGS, THE REAR SEAT FOLDS DOWN TO EXTEND THE TRUNK AREA. THIS CAN BE DONE BY PULLING THE STRAP WITH ONE FINGER . WHERE DO I SAFELY SECURE A REAR FACING INFANT CAR SEAT AND A TWO MONTH OLD CHILD? IN CALLING THE DEALER I WAS TOLD OF THE COMPLICATED LENGTHY PROCESS REQUIRED TO GET PERMISSION TO REMOVE THE AIRBAG. THEN THERE IS A $500 CHARGE WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. CAN SHE SAFELY RIDE IN THIS NEW CAR TOMORROW? WHICH IS WORSE A MINOR REAR END ACCIDENT WHICH COULD DROP THE SEAT ON TOP OF THE CAR SEAT AND CHILD, OR AN ACCIDENT CAPABLE OF DEPLOYING THE AIRBAG AND PROBABLY CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547271July 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL SYSTEM FAILED / FUEL GUAGE OVERHEATING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842455July 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. THEN VEHICLES STOPS AND GOES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708661July 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HORN SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND STUCK FOR NO REASON WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR (BEFORE I EVEN STARTED IT). I HAD SOMEONE DISCONNECT THE WIRING FOR THE HORN AND THAT PERSON TOLD ME HE COULD SMELL SOMETHING COMING FROM THE AIR BAG. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HORN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AND WHAT I CAN DO SO THIS CAN BE FIXED. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH MONEY AS I JUST BECAME LAID OFF SO I CAN USE ANY KIND OF HELP. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547296July 14, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
THE HATCHBACK LATCH EXPERIENCING FAILURE, ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH NOT SUCCESS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE HATCHBACK IS FULLY CLOSED ANY SMALL BUMP WHILE DRIVING RELEASES THE LOCK AND POPS THE DOOR OPEN, WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST (FUMES) TO ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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