Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#845258August 18, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WIFE WAS IN ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710005August 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TOLD COMMON PROB W/MY CAR BY DEALER - GM NOT AWARE OF THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844240August 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *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
#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
#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
#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
#841691July 6, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OPENED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVER'S DAUGHTER LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR LIGHTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708279July 6, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER ASSIST THREE TIMES, HAVE NOT DRIVEN SINCE 7/1/99. WE ARE TAKING IN FOR SERVICE 7/7/99.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840726June 22, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V027000 GM/FMVSS 101. THE PROBLEM HSA NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840734June 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS AND VALVES COVERS GASKET FAILURE WITHIN 40,000 MILES OF WEAR; CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO MFR. DEFECTS. AND CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840576June 21, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, UNDER WET CONDITIONS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER AND MANJUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707599June 16, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
SOMETIMES DURING THE INITIAL START-UP THE CAR WILL CRANK . YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE THEFT-SYSTEM AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLES AND WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO LET THE COMPUTER REBOOT ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES DURING DRIVING WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND THEN DIES. AND AFTER YOU GET IT STARTED THE THEFT-SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707493June 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED MERGING TRAFFIC, SO I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I THEN HEARD A POP BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO THE RADIO. I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR KEPT ON SLOWING DOWN AT A STEADY PACE,I HEARD THE ENGINE IDLING LOUDLY AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I FOUND IT KIND OF ODD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GIVE OUT ON ME SINCE THE CAR WAS A 1996.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835710June 7, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IMPACT FRONT SIDE BY PICKUP TRUCK. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#545921June 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838756June 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
RADIATOR HOSE RUBS AGAINST THE BATTERY METAL WHICH CAUSES A HOLE IN THE HOSE AND A RADIATOR LEAKAGE. THIS MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR HOSE, AND PUT A HARD PLASTIC OVER THE HOSE SO IT WON'T CAUSE A HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838435May 26, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTERING TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE TWICE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838426May 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE BOUGHT W/BAD WATER PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING BADLY. BRAKES IN REAR WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL NOISE & WERE SLUSHY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANY GREAT DISTANCE & THEN STOPPPED, IT WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN STALL OUT. HARD TO RESTART. ODOMETER NUMBERS NOT EVEN & OUT OF SYNC. WATER HOSE IS LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782368May 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION (MAIN DRIVE) FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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