Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#728488August 20, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING ON ANY SORT OF BUMPY ROAD THERE IS A CONSTANT 'SQUEAK, RUSTY SOUND' IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. IT SOUNDS LIKE A OLD SQUEAKY BED. ALSO WITH BACKING UP A LOUD LONG SQUEAK COMES FROM THE FRONT END SUPSPENSION. I'VE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES CHANGED AND PADS REPLACED TWICE (DUE TO MECHANICS NEGLIGENCE). AT THIS SAME TIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. IT'S A VERY ANNOYING SOUND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING, YOU THINK EVERYONE AROUND CAN HEAR IT AND ALSO IT SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL APART FROM THE FRONT END (?) SUSPENSION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728375August 18, 2000
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:INFANT
BABY SEAT IN BACK SEAT PROPERLY INSTALLED, WHEN TOP IS LOWERED BABY SEAT CATCHES THE TOP AND BREAKES BACK [GLASS] WINDOW. RESULTING IN POSSIBLE INJURIES TO A [BABY]
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728410August 18, 2000
AIR BAGS
HIT BRAKES, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING ACCIDENT, GM WAS CONTACTED, UPON THEIR INVESTIGATION, NO FAULT, LACK OF EVIDENTS, EVIDENTS WAS DESTROYED AT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#553683August 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MUFFLER FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867925August 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING BATTERY DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID FLYWHEEL BROKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727996August 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE REAR WINDOW OF THIS VEHICLE BLEW OUT AS ONE LARGE PIECE (WITH GASKET MATERIAL) AND SHATTERED INTO NUMEROUS PIECES UPON ROAD IMPACT. I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL AND SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED WITH THE MANUFACTURE & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO, IF A PROBLEM EXIST WITH THIS VEHICLE, MAYBE THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553736August 14, 2000
SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
REAR SEAT BELT GUIDE DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867426August 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ALONG SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE COMES UNLATCHED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727230August 9, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CAR DIES OUT, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF,I HAVE TO RESTART, HAVE CONTACTED DEALER SERVICE DEPT EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727238August 9, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY AIR CONDITIONER HAD A SMELL OF URINE ABOUT 6 T0 8 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHSED IT, I TOOK IT BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPT, THEY SAID THAT THE AC NEED FLUSHING, THEY FIXED IT BY FLUSHING THE AC, BUT THE SMELL HAS RETURNED AGAIN, I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE COOLING SYSTEM, I PLAN TO TAKE IT BACK IN ASAP , BUT I KNOW THIS TIME I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED THIS TIME, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE FAIR, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727241August 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR, NOW IT SEEMS THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN, I KNOW I DRIVE ALOT BY 6MONTHS OF BUYING A CAR YOU SHOULD NOT NEED BRAKE PADS THAT MUCH. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEMS THAT IS CAUSING THE PADS TO WORN TOO FAST, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT QUICKLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727260August 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HAVING PROBLEMS GOING INTO 1ST GEAR, ACTS LIKE LINKAGE IS BINDING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727368August 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS AND RECEIVED ODI NUMBER: 724108 - MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT, HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD ONTO A BANK. THIS RESULTED IN HITTING A BOULDER AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE ONLY REASON THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WAS DUE TO THE SEATBELT BEING WORN, AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. I HAD AT LEAST 25 IF NOT MORE INCIDENCES WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER UPON HAVING THEM CHECKED OUT PREVIOUSLY WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE NO RECOURSE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I COULD HAVE HAD IT BACK 100 TIMES AND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE. IN THE TIME OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TWICE AND THE ROTORS ONCE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE ONLY THING GOOD ABOUT THIS MESS IS THAT MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WASN'T HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE NOT AS YET NOTIFIED GM AS THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY ARE PRODUCING VEHICLES WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A GM JIMMY WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT - I SOLD THE JIMMY AND PURCHASED THIS CAVALIER WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN PERMANENTLY LOSING MY CAR. WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE DO SOMETHING TO STOP GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? THE CONSUMER IS MADE TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AT FAULT AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT, IT IS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. WILL YOU PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME WITH REGARD TO THIS COMPLAINT? THANK YOU.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726800August 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS 95 CAVALIER WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL #99088 CONCERNING THE PCM. THEY PERFORMED A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THAT TIME AND NOTED UNDER "MAJOR SERVICE" THAT IT HAS A "BAD HEAD GASKET LEAK." WE HAVE KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL USING AFTERMARKET STOP-LEAK TYPE PRODUCTS, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE, DOES A RECALL EXIST TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT? I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866709August 3, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHENEVER IT RAINS PASSENGER'S SIDE COMPARTMENT FILLS UP WITH WATER. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866576August 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AAMCO, A MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION SNAPPED IN HALF. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT 24,000 MILE,ON 08/11/97. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866322July 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING AND HAD TO BE TURNED AT 1600 AND 1800. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 2800 MILES.DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP WHEN BRAKING. ROTORS WERE FAILING PREMATURELY AND BEFORE BRAKES PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726257July 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, AND BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO OCCUR RANDOMLY MAY LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL INJURY IF THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726197July 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY CONCERN IS THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YRS OLD AND WE ARE CONTINUEING TO HAVE PROBLEMS OCCUR, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER HAS A SHORT IN IT AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#726139July 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR TURNING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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