Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#705005March 27, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836201March 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHENEVER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE THROTTLE CABLE WOULD STICK. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704923March 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
NOVEMBER 13, 1998 CAR WOULD NOT START IN MORNING. CALLED FOR SERVICE, ABLE TO GET CAR STARTED BEFORE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. TOOK CAR IN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CHARGED $70 AND SENT HOME. FEBRUARY 1999, IGNITION FAILED TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW, AGAIN PROBLEM CLEARED UP BEFORE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. DEALER UNABLE TO GIVE ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION. FEBRUARY, 1999 HORN CEASED FUNCTIONING, CHECKED FUSES ALL SEEM OK. SCHEDULED TO TAKE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN EARLY APRIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836083March 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND MAKES NOISES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, DEALER HAD TO ADJUST THE BRAKES WHEN THESE ARE SELF-ADJUSTING BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836111March 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704710March 21, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT WENT DOWN, AND DRIVER HIT A CEMENT WALL AND FLIPPED CAR OVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#835943March 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESIATE WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIME ,BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704604March 18, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT WINDSHIELD LIFTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON RTE 495 AT 50 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704619March 18, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATING, CAR STUCK IN SECOND GEAR, WOULDNT SHIFT, ONCE STOPPED, WOULDN'T MOVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704462March 15, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, OUR VEHICLE STRUCK FROM BEHIND (REAR-ENDED) BY AN SUV. THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS TO COLLAPSE BACKWARD PROVIDING NO SUPPORT AND CAUSING INJURY TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#835717March 11, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT/OIL PRESSURE VALVE BLEW UP AND OIL IS ALL OVER/COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS NOT YET REMEDIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704294March 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SEATBELT/SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACT OR DEPLOY FOR DRIVERS SEAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704232March 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY NINE MONTHS THE CAR NEEDS A NEW BRAKE CHANGE, THE CHRYSLER CREDIT CORP HAS NEVER GIVEN US A RECEIPT ON HOW MUCH MORE TO PAY AND WHEN WE CALL THEM UP, THEY WOULD NOT TELL US HOW MUCH MORE TO GO FOR THE PAYMENTS, THEY ALSO KNOW THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THEN THEY WOULD CHANGE CONSTANTLY WHERE THE PAYMENT SHOULD GO. I JUST WISHED THEY WOULD STOP THAT. IT IS LIKE A HOUSE LOAN, WE HAVE CHANGED MORTAGAGER FOUR TIMES AND THIS IS GETTING VERY STRESSFUL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704185March 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PART BROKE WITH NO WARNING - RESULTS IN NO POWER AT ALL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC- MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL CAVALIERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704206March 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROX 29,000 MILES, REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET REPLACED AGAIN AT APPROX 51,000 MILES, DEALER WOULD NOT COVER FULL COST OF REPAIR DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. OFFERED 1/2 PRICE ON JOB. I ACCEPTED DUE TO FACT I HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DRIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE ELSEWHERE. FEEL DEALER SHOULD HAVE COVERED ENTIRE COST. THEY TOLD ME PROBLEM WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THESE "TYPES OF CARS".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835606March 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. HIT A GUARDRAIL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER MODULE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INSPECTED COMPUTER WHICH REVEALED THAT THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED; BUT, IN REALITY, DID NOT. ALSO THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE PROPERLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835499March 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD STOPPED FOR NO REASON. WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT 43,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD WORN OUT & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835504March 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON OR THE DEFOGGER ON, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK CASE POSITION SENSOR AND A COMPUTER CHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704031March 4, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT WIRING SHORTED ON BRACKET WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CHEVROLET SAID "TOO BAD" CHARGED $73.53 TO FIX WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835447March 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY,.WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S NECK/BACK AND SPINE. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SMASHED OUT FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING POSTIVE TO SAY. ALSO VEHICLE WAS PART OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. NHTSA RECALL # 98V 146 000. SEEKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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