Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#559503February 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FIRE ERUPTED IN THE DASH WERE THE RADIO WAS LOCATED RUINING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT AFFECTED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879969February 6, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
ADJUSTED STEERING COLUMN IS COMING LOOSE AT COLLAPSE/HINGE AREA DUE TO LOOSENESS OF BOLTS. THIS CAUSES MECHANISM NOT TO WORK PROPERLY ON STEERING COLUMN RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559440February 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879753February 5, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. PARKED VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT OUT. NOTICED, AFTER REMOVING DOME LIGHT, A HOLE IN ROOF DUE TO LIGHT BULB. CEILING WAS BURNED. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS REFERRED TO DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE OF COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740453February 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE ALWAYS TWISTED,TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES, DEALER SAID ALL CAVALIERS ARE LIKE THIS. COMPARED TO A NEW ONE AND SAID LOOK AT THE NEW ONE IT'S JUST LIKE YOURS, CANNOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.BUT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SAID ,NOT TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON WHEN THERE TWISTED, OR RISK SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740382February 3, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DOING 60MPH CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART & HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES BEFORE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740346February 2, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR QUIT. I TRAVELED ABOUT 10FT WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A HALT AND WOULD NOT GO ANY MORE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I TRIED TURNED THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED. I TRAVELED ABOUT 15 MILES WITH THE CAR ALMOST STALLING 2 TO 3 TIMES ALONG THE WAY. IT STARTED FINE FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS AND ALMOST STALLED ANOTHER 5 TIMES. DURING THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER. AFTER 5 DAYS THE CAR WOULDN'T START, AT ALL. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AND FIXED. THIS IS RELATED TO THE MODULATOR AND CRANK SENSOR. IN REGARDS TO THE SERPENTINE TENSIONERS AND BELT, THE FIRST BELT WAS REPLACED AFTER IT WAS SQUEKING. WHILE DRIVING, AT ABOUT 40 MPH, I FORGET WHICH LIGHT CAME ON, BUT I HAD TO PULL INTO A MIDAS STATION AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS PREVIOUS BELT WAS ALSO SQUEEKING BEFORE THE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740271February 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSIONS IN GM CARS SEEM TO BE HAVING MULTIPLE FAILURES AT WHAT I SEEM TO THINK ARE UNUSUALY LOW MILAGES. THIS TRANS THAT WENT OUT IN MY CAR IS A GM REBUILT TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE LOOK INTO THE GM TRANSMISSION SITUATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879440January 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RENTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A DEAR AT 60 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879517January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES, HAD THEM TURNED. FRONT PADS HAD WORN EXCESSIVELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879311January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE PISTONS WERE 2K UNDERSIZED, CAUSING ENGINE TO KNOCK. DEALER HAS REPLACED PISTONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879353January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE EXPERIENCING COOLANT LEAKAGE AND OVER HEATING. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879386January 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEN DROPPED TO CITY SPEED. CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE LOCATED FOR STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879359January 30, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S FRONT FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE P194/70R14 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, BACK OF THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740034January 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DEFECT 1: ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. ABS WOULD NO LONGER ACTIVATE WHILE LIGHT WAS ON. DEFECT 2: ALTERNATOR--WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, RUSH HOUR. HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED DEALER TO CHECK, BUT THEY CLAIMED IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEFECT 3: RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY--WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER ALTERNATOR, WHILE DRIVING IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT. DEFECT 4: TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER--TECHNICIAN SAID THIS CAUSED MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE--GEARS, HEAD, ETC. DEFECT 5: HORN--HAS WORKED SPORADICALLY, AT BEST, FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. SEEMED LIKE A SHORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740056January 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND IT ALREADY HAS A GMC REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740004January 27, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
MY HEADLIGHTS INCLUDING BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK DUE TO A CORRODED HEADLIGHT HARNESS. ON THE FIRST TWO FAILURES THE CORRODED WIRES WERE REPLACED BY SPLICING GOOD WIRING TO THE EXISTING HARNESS. FINALLY I PURCHASED A NEW HARNESS ($275) FOR A TOTAL COST OF APPROM. $700 INCL. LABOR. THE HARNESS WHICH WAS REPLACED WAS THE ORIGIONAL FACTORY INSTALLED PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740017January 27, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
IN COLD WEATHER STEERING BECOMES HARD AND UNMANAGEABLE. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND 4 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, ALL WITH NO AVAIL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR 4 MONTHS NOT IN USE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A PART WILL FAIL AND COST ME AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN MY LIFE. THANKS STEVE LEHST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879077January 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE TOO HARD FOR SUCH A SMALL ROTOR AND TOO MUCH METAL IN FRONT BRAKE PAD IS CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879123January 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
RECALL 98 V 146 000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 1998 FOR THIS RECALL. AT PRESENT, VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCES AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING UNDER 15 MPH. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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