Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10239352August 22, 2008
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *NJ AN INSPECTION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. ALSO, THE SUNROOF WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239387August 22, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WENT TO A TIRE SHOP. BOTH REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL. THE AUTO SHOP COULD NOT ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, BOTH REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT BEYOND THE POINT WHERE IT COULD BE ADJUSTED; THEREFORE, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE AXLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE REAR TIRE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,238.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239396August 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IT SEEMS EVER ONE HAD 60 GRAND OR BETTER UNTIL A FUEL PUMP WENT. MY CAR HAD 35,000 WHEN IT WENT ON ME. NOW I HAVE A QUESTION: I STILL HAVE THE SAME 2003 CAVACRAP AND NOW IT HAS AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE WATER TEMP. GAUGE NEEDLE MOVING ALL THE WAY TO THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. THIS PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF EVER ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR. NOW ALL THE INSTRUMENTS ARE WHACKED OUT AND IT WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF. THE CAR STILL RUNS FINE (45,000 ON IT NOW) EVEN WITH THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOW. ANY HELP?? THANKS IN ADVANCE I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE THIS BUT IT SEEMS THAT I CAN NOT FIND IT. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEMS A WAS HAVING, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHEVY DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF THERE PEOPLE!!! THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. I WAS IN THE MARKED AND DID NOT LOOK AT CHEVY FOR A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I BOUGHT A FORD RANGER. IT NOW HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL GOING STRONG!!! I WAS A CHEVY MAN FOR 22 YEARS AND NOW I AM NOT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239135August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND LATER TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239176August 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THROUGH CITY STREETS AND SUDDENLY WAS NOT ABLE TO DISENGAGE CLUTCH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO THIRD. TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A COUPLE MILES FROM HOME. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MY PART FOUND CLUTCH HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD HOLE WORN INTO IT DUE TO BRACKET LOCATION. POOR DESIGN WITH RESPECT TO HOSE CONFIGURATION AND BRACKET LOCATION. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL INJURY WHEN OPERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239226August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 8/21/2008 MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF HER SCHOOL. THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND STALLED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT SHE HAD MADE IT TO SCHOOL BEFORE IT QUIT. HER SCHOOL IS ON HWY 90 OUTSIDE NEW ORLEANS AND IS A MAJOR ROAD WAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY HAD IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP B THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238940August 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RE-START. AUTO WAS TOWED TO GARAGE AND DIAGNOSED WITH FUEL PUMP FAILURE. AUTO HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238707August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK, RUNNING LAMPS OR HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK WINDOW WASHERS WILL NOT WORK, WIPERS ERRATIC, ETC.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238456August 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WAS IN A PARKING LOT WENT TO BACK UP..CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND WOULDN'T MOVE,, CLUTCH LINE WAS CUT BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL RIDING ON THE LINE..ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT DISABLING THE CAR,, IF GOING AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT,,NO WARNING OR WARNING LIGHTS..HAVEN'T HAD CAR FIXED YET,,JUST HAPPENED,, WILL HAVE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237997August 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE'S ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH. PULLED OVER SAFELY. CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO GM DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP DETERMINE FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACING. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT A COSTS OF $ 640.00 CAR HAS ONLY 29000 MILES ON IT. OWN A 2001 OLDS ALERO. FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ONLY 76000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237572August 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN I WAS DROPPING MY SISTER OFF AT THE AIRPORT, I WAS LEAVING IN MY CAVALIER WHICH IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND ENGAGED THE CLUTCH IT STUCK ON AND WOULD NOT COME OFF. I HAD TO SLAM ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND BRAKES TO STALL OUT THE CAR. ONCE THE CAR STALLED IT ALSO CAME TO REST AGAINST A TREE, WHICH THANKFULLY DID NOT CAUSE ANY DAMAGE EXCEPT A FEW SCRATCHES. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAD NOTICED THAT A HOLE HAS WORN IN THE HYDRAULIC RUBBER LINE FROM THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER. THE HOSE WAS RUBBING AGAINST A WIRING HARNESS METAL BRACE BRACKET JUST BELOW THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ALOT OF DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD JUST LEFT THE HALIFAX WATER FRONT WHERE THERE WERE ABOUT 6000 PEOPLE AND IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENED THERE WAS NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237619August 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE WINDOWS HAS A DEFAULT. THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. THE FRONT WINDOWS WAS DOWN AND IT SHATTERED. AND WENT ALL OVER MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237470August 8, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TESTED, BUT THERE STILL WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEN THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237196August 6, 2008
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPRINGS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE EXPOSED AND BEGAN TO UNRAVEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS DAMAGED ON THE LEFT BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED AND WAS STUCK IN ONE POSITION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236622August 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AND THE RECALL HAS CAUSED OTHER PROBLEMS. SO NOW THE CAR CAN NO LONGER BE USED. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236549July 31, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A CRASH RELATED COMPLAINT, IT MAY BE CONSIDERED A MINOR DEFECT RELATED ISSUE. I AM A REPAIR FACILITY, WE HAVE A TRANSMISSION REMOVED FROM A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FOR REPAIR, THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I AM WORKING WITH NEEDED TO VERIFY MILES, SO WE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY WITH THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE CAR, THE ODOMETER MOVED FORWARD 17 MILES. EVERY TIME I HOOK UP THE BATTERY AND DISCONNECT IT, THE ODOMETER MOVES FORWARD 17 MILES. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE TO THIS CAR, SO I DISCONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS TO A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, THEN CONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, IT ALSO ROLLED THE ODOMETER FORWARD WITH EACH CONNECTION AT A RATE OF 8 MILES. NO ONE AT GM HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS, I WILL CONTINUE TO TEST OTHER PRODUCTS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236434July 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SUB FRAME ON THE FRONT HAS ROTTED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RIPPED OUT AND THE FRONT WHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THESE SUBFRAMES. REPAIR OR BUY BACK IF NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236196July 29, 2008
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS SOLD A CHEVY CAVALIER WITH BAD BRAKES AND BAD ROTORS AND IT MAKES A BIG NOISE WHEN YOU GO TO TURN TO THE RIGHT NO ACCIDENTS YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236315July 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY CAR STARTED SMOKING THROUGH THE AC VENTS ONE DAY AND I DESCRIBED THIS TO A CHEVY 800 # REP AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL # 04002 IGNITION CIRCUIT THERMAL EVENTS. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. I GO TO PICK IT UP AND THE BURNED WIRES UNDER THE DASH WERE NOT REPLACED, THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I CALLED THE 800# BACK AND TOLD HIM I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND NOW THIS GUY CLAIMS THAT HE NEVER TOLD ME THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL FITS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR AND NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH NOT FIXING MY CAR. I WANT IT FIXED! I JUST WANTED TO SEND THIS QUICK EMAIL AND WILL GO IN DEPTH ABOUT IT ONCE I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY. THANKS. *TR UPDATED 09/09/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236027July 28, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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