Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1997)

540 consumer complaints on file.

#545283April 29, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ACTUATOR IN THE DOOR LOCK (KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM) LOCKED UP AND SHORTED RESULTING IN FIRE. NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706045April 27, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
STEERING GEAR NEEDS REPLACED. VEHECILE HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOUR TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH STEERING ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM NEVER FIXED. DEALER THAT WORKED ON CAR C&O MOTORS LOCATED AT 202 5TH STREET ST ALBANS WV.25177 304-727-2921. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO FIX PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705818April 20, 1999
TIRES
LEFT TIRE BONE BROKE IN TWO WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH. NO PREVIOUS INCIDENT CAUSED EXCESS STRESS IN CAR STRUCTURE. CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS LOST, BUT BROUGHT TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF STREET. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THEY SAID THIS WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR IN PAR. HOWEVER, TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER 3 WEEKS BEFORE. NO FISURES REPORTED THEN. OWNER FEELS LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A HIGHWAY. I ALSO FEEL MAD AT THE UNRESPONSIVENESS OF MANUFACTURER, WHO APPARENTLY REGARDS THIS PART AS DISPOSABLE ALONG WITH THE SECURITY AND THE LIVES OF ITS CUSTOMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544820April 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR, YOU MUST FIRST SHIFT TRANSMISSION THROUGH 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, THIS CAN TAKE UP TO 15 SECONDS, WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836488April 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS AT STOP WHEN HE WAS REAR ENDED WITH GREAT FORCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT . DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, ,HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE RECALL CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836270March 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, CONSUMER HAS TO PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE/CLUTCH AND GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO ANOTHER GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704923March 25, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
NOVEMBER 13, 1998 CAR WOULD NOT START IN MORNING. CALLED FOR SERVICE, ABLE TO GET CAR STARTED BEFORE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. TOOK CAR IN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CHARGED $70 AND SENT HOME. FEBRUARY 1999, IGNITION FAILED TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW, AGAIN PROBLEM CLEARED UP BEFORE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. DEALER UNABLE TO GIVE ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION. FEBRUARY, 1999 HORN CEASED FUNCTIONING, CHECKED FUSES ALL SEEM OK. SCHEDULED TO TAKE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN EARLY APRIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834903February 17, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT THROTTLE APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS IN CRUISE, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF. DRIVER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. APPLYING THE BRAKES DOES NOT HELP. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543762February 8, 1999
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND INJURY TO CONSUMER'S FACE,NECK AND BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#703023February 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MAY 29 1998 MY CARS ETS/ ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND I TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE CYLINDER MISFIRING, AND THEY TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS I WAS BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE CALLED THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT FOR HELP, AND THEY DID THIS ANOTHER TIME AS THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN MOVE TO FT. POLK LA. AS I AM IN THE MILITARY. ON 1 JAN 9, THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY DID THE SAME THING THE OTHER SHOP DID. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES THAT THEY HAVE WORKED ON IT, REPLACING THE CYLINDER CAP/FUEL INJECTOR AND COIL HOUSING. AND THEY TALKED TO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANTCE PERSONNEL AT CHEVROLET. THE LAST TIME I HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP WAS 29JAN 99, AND THEY HOOKED A COMPUTER UP TO IT. DROVE IT FOR A WEEK TO TRY TO CREAT THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD TAKE A PICTURE OF THE SYSTEM. BUT THE LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON. SO THEY GAVE ME BACK MY CAR WITH THE PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED, AND THE CHEVROLET CORP. WON'T DO ANY THING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS ARE OUT OF SUGGESTIONS. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CHEVROLET CORP, AND FEEL THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT MY PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND CAN'T , AND THEY WON'T REPLACE THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608895February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY DEAD. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606186February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY DIED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609921February 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
SWAY BAR BUSHING OUT OF ORDER. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605886February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543542January 25, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
RECALL REPAIRS ON REAR SUSPENSION TAILING ARM NOT PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702471January 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A CONSTANT, LOUD TICKING SOUND THAT CAN BE HEARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT SOUNDS LIKE BAD LIFTERS. AS TIME GOES ON, IT IS GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543475January 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
RECALL WORK ON THE (REAR SUSPENSION-TRAILING ARM BOLTS) #98V319000, CAN NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833861January 21, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55MPH THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO 85 MPH, BLOWING THE BRAKES, AND CAUSING SPARKS TO FLY FROM TIRES. TO STOP, CONSUMER WAS ON AN INCLINE THAT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, AND CONSUMER SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833310January 11, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH NOTICED VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN AND PULLING TO THE LEFT. LOWER CONTROL ARM COULD CAUSE THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM BOLTS TO BREAK WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702000January 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS FAILURE IS THE THIRD ONE EXPERIENCED. THE FIRST TWO WERE REPORTED TO MAC HAIK SERVICE CENTER AND SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE REAR DRUMS. I AM CURRENTLY FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST CHEVROLET BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS REAR BRAKE LOCKUP HAS OCCURED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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