Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#826731August 14, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 - 60 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH IT DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. OCCUPANT GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND BOTH AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826741August 14, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY LOW SPEED IN AN ACCIDENT. RECALL LETTER RECEIVED TO HAVE PROBLEM REMEDIED. INCIDENT ALREADY OCCURRED. RECALL C98026-S. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#826632August 13, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
HEARD A NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AREA AROUND AIR BAG. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO AIR BAG AREA CHECKED. INFORMED AIRBAG NOT UNDER RECALL. HAS BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY & MECHANIC WOULD NOT CHECK IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826594August 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NOTICE ENGINE LEAKING OIL. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN WEATHER WAS WET. VEHICLE KEPT MOVING THROUGH RED LIGHT. NO ABS. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT REPAIRS ARE NEEDED FOR SAFETY. (RELAYED PHONE CALL).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826617August 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES; ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539788August 12, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE ENGINES STALLS. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKES FAIL AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826536August 11, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHT BEING INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE. REPLACED THE WIRES OF THE TAIL LIGHT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKES 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCES PROBLEM WITH THE HORN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826567August 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON OR A WARNING, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PRIOR DRIVING INTO A DITCH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#826464August 10, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WILL PREVENT THE OCCUPANT FROM HAVING GOOD VISIBILITY. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR 2 TIMES. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826473August 10, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN ARE LOOSE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE FREELY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826486August 10, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL 98V146; WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MOVED TO RIGHT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A FRONTAL IMPACT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826403August 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AT ABOUT 70MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT SEATBACKS COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826433August 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826298August 5, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DELAER AND HAD DOOR REPAIRED. AFTERWARDS WHEN VEHICLE WOULD TURN A CORNER THE DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538851August 5, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLEY FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826269August 4, 1998
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE HOME, AND PUT VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826214August 4, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT ABOUT 40 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#538970August 2, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DRIVER'S SIDE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED FUNCTIONING AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED FROM THE BACK OF THE DASH FOREWARD. FRONT SUSPENSION MELTED AND THE FRONT BRAKES FUSED INTO ONE PIECE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539088August 2, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
MOTOR BELT SLIPS WHEN DRIVIGN THROUGH A PUDDLE, POWER STEERING AND GENERATOR IS LOST FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT IS NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780339July 31, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DURING A COLLISION, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS PERMANENT INJURY TO LEGS DUE TO DRIVER'S SEAT PUSHING HER LOWER BODY UP UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTO STEERING COLUMN. DRIVER ALSO INJURED WRIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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