Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#8011342June 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. AFTER RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE, , VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. ALMOST LOST HIS LIVE TWICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010608May 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762354May 28, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010333May 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 2.4L ENGINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010334May 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2.4L ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES SHOW SIGNS OF TROUBLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565823May 21, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECALL 02V07, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD STARTS AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, WOULD STALL AND HAD NO POWER, DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO CORRECT THIS AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010228May 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STRAPS HOLDING FUEL TANK BROKE, FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGED UNTIL CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. DEALER DETERMINED BOTH STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010101May 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NOTICE O2V070000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 14779. HOWEVER, VECIHLE WAS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT CHEVROLET HAVE VEHICLE TOWED, CHEVROLET REFUSED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009869May 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009849May 14, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NO PARTS AVALIABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON IGNITION SWITCH. KIT WON'T BE AVALIABLE UNTIL JULY. LEE MITSUBUSHI, CONSUMER, WILL FILL IN FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009582May 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, AND THEY CORRECTED PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THERE WAS A SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. CONSUMER FELT THERE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009335May 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
UPON RECEIVING NHTSA RECALL LETTER 02V070000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALLL 14779. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER CALLED TO PICK VEHICLE UP FROM DEALER, BUT DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UPON TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS VEHICLE WAS SMOKING VERY BADLY. DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008735April 29, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED GAS AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE IS VERY SLOW IN PICKING UP SPEED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008755April 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. WHILE DRIVING TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM OVERHEATING HAS TO TURN FAN ON FOR AIR CONDITIONING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008665April 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
RECAL 02 V 070 000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008510April 24, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURER RECALL 02008 ON IGNITION SWITCH. RECALL COULD NOT BE SERVICED DUE TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DANDY BROTHERS CHEVROLET: 276-386-3111 UNTIL JUNE OF 2002 CONSUMER BEING CONCERN IF PROBLEM OCCURS BEFORE PART IS AVAILABLE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565310April 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SOMEONE CAME TO HELP GT IT BACK ON THE ROAD BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A MAJOR TRANSMISSION JOB WAS NEEDED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID FOR SERVICES. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007872April 17, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND WAS STARTING TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG EXPLODED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE & CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER BURNS ON CHEST. NLM TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8007760April 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE IS A BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007309April 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THEN EXPLODED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BURNS ON FACE AND CHEST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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