Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1997)

540 consumer complaints on file.

#829106October 19, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CONSUMER SPUN VEHICLE, MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN DRIVER'S SEATBELT UNBUCKLED AND DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#781283October 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTOR WORE OUT, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ALSO DEALER REPLACED ENGINE MOUNTS/IGNITION SWITCH. BRAKE LINE WAS FOUND RUBBING AGAINST AXLE SHAFT AND WAS FIXED. IN ADDITION, FRONT END SHAKES/VIBRATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828894October 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO A NOISE OCCURS IN THE DASH AREA CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828896October 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUSE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541805October 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828380September 30, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSED THE WIPERS TO STOP & OBSTRUCTED DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. ALSO, THE ETS LIGHT STAYS ON/CD PLAYER SHORTS OUT/DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS DO NOT RELEASE. BEEN TO DEALER 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541035September 22, 1998
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WENT OVER SMALL POT HOLE CAUSING FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN CUT OVER CONSUMER'S EYE AND LOSS OF VISION, OTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED CUTS ON HANDS AND FACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#540064September 15, 1998
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543016September 15, 1998
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AND THE OTHER INCIDENT FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHICH DAMAGED VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540036September 15, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGES ROCK BACK AND FORTH DON'T CATCH OR LOCK, DOOR HAS STRUCK CONSUMER SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING INJURY. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539888September 10, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DASHBOARD CRACKS AND MAKES POPPING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827764September 10, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE COMPLETELY CUTS OFF IN THE RAIN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATES IT IS A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827699September 8, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT A POLICE CRUISER HIT THE VEHICLE HEAD-ON, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY, HITTING THE CONSUMER ON HER CHEST. CONSUMER'S SON WAS IN THE BOOSTER SEAT WITH HIS SAFELTY BELT ON, BOOSTER SEAT EJECTED THE CONSUMER'S SON AND MADE HIM FLY TOWARD THE FRONT SEAT AND THE PASSAGER'S SEAT, CAUSING THE PASSAGER'S AIR BAG TO STRIKE BOTH CONSUMER AND SON ON THEIR FACES AND INJURING THEM. BOTH OF THEM HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#540627September 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. ALSO, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780297September 4, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CONSTANTLY MAKES NOISE/RATTLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827581September 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN SWITCHING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY GO ON. BUT WHEN SWITCHING THEM OFF THEY STOP IN THE FIELD DIVISION (ON THE GLASS). MOTOR REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. PROBLEM EXISTS AGAIN. DEALER CONTACTED, AND SEES A PROBLEM FOR A $300 REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540567September 3, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT RATTLINGIN DASHBOARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539429August 27, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMP. GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS CONTINUALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827151August 24, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER WAS PULLED FROM VEHICLE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#539174August 24, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SEAT BELTS BROKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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