Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#824707June 25, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY, SPEED IS APPROXIMATELY 35-70 MPH. NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537047June 23, 1998
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536976June 22, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824505June 22, 1998
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE FROM THE FRAME FOR NO REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT CAME COMPLETELY LOOSE AND FELL IN THE BACK SEAT AREA, LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY POOR WELDING TO THE BODY OF THE SEAT, THE SEAT WAS WELED BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537205June 22, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STARTER AND FLYWHEEL BECOME NOISY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537106June 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE MALFUNTION DUE TO ROTOR/PADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537080June 16, 1998
WHEELS
WATER LEAKS INTO THE SPARE TIRE WELL IN THE TRUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537833June 16, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND UNLOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY FROM INSIDE. WINDOW HAD TO BE LET DOWN AND KEY USED FROM OUTSIDE TO UNLOCK DOORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536779June 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FUSE KEEPS SHORTING OUT, HORN INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824149June 10, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING,VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER. VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823701June 10, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN ANY GEAR OR ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AS SOON AS TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536713June 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. AFTER REPAIRS, IT WORKS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN QUITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824003June 5, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THIS CONSUMER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE HORN (RECALL 96-I00-000), BUT IS EXPERENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN. THE RETAINER CLIP DISCONNECTS FROM THE PADDING THAT HOLDS THE HORN IN PLAC. BY THE RETAINER CLIP DISCONNECTING, THE WIRE HAS DISCONNECTED AND THE HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536463June 3, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536250June 3, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED CAUSING STALLING ON TWO OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823868June 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT SPEED OF 45-55 MPH SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. SPEED SERVICE STATION CHECKED. DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE IN RESERVE WAS LOW, AND THE RADIATOR WAS LOW. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536400June 1, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT REACH THE LEFT EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT STOPS 3-4 INCHES SHORT, LEAVING LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD UNCLEAN. THIS OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND RAINY CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536562May 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES FAILED AT 17000 MILES AND NEEDED REPLACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535938May 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#822919May 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 15300 MILES. SERVICEMAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT IT RESULTED FROM THE WAY DRIVER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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