Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1999)

240 consumer complaints on file.

#10022174September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK WATER DRIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ADD ANTIFREEZE. THIS COOLED THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THERE HE FOUND OUT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. THIS CAUSED THE BOLT ON THE COMPRESSOR TO PENETRATE A HOLE IN THE HOSE. THE MOTOR MOUNT AND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10037642August 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. SERVICE MECHANIC INDICATED THIS WAS DUE TO WATER IN THE MOTOR CAUSED BY A BLOWEN HEAD GASKET.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10027221August 7, 2003
STEERING
THE CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS BINDING. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL OR TURNING, A CLUNK NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING SHAFT BINDED. (NANCY WITASZAK-CONSUMER) *SCC *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029331July 28, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 1999 CAVALIER, PURCHASED NEW. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO MY DASHBOARD CRACKED UP AROUND THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD FOR NO REASON. SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I DID NOT PURSUE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IN THE MEANTIME, MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED USED THE SAME MAKE & YEAR OF CAR AND SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLES HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. ALSO, MY DOORS FREEZE SHUT ALL WINTER LONG. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS?*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030271July 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR OVERHEATED, CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE, NO INDICATION OF OVERHEATING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030292July 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TIMING TENSIONER KEEPS GOING OUT ON CAR. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024202July 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO STAY LATCHED AFTER BEING BUCKLED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024227June 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING, CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TWICE SUCCESSIVELY AND ENGINE SHUDDERED, THEN STALLED.. 1999, CHEVROLET, CAVALIER Z24.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021475June 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR CUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CAN BE RUNNING AT 60 MPH OR SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, JUST COMPLETELY CUTS OFF. WILL NOT RESTART, HAVE TO PARK IT AND LET IT SIT, COULD ONLY TAKE 10 MINUTES OR COULD TAKE A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT WILL RUN AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019270May 25, 2003
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
I GOT A FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I USED THE JACK ISSUED BY GENERAL MOTORS TO LIFT UP MY CAR TO CHANGE MY TIRE. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE FLAT TIRE WHEN THE JACK BROKE AND DROPPED MY CAR ON THE GROUND WITH NO TIRE FOR SUPPORT. I WAS NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED BUT IT WAS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN HAD I NOT BEEN BENDING OVER TO CHANGE THE TIRE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016138April 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I PURCHASE A USED 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FROM A CHEVROLET DEALER IN HAMILTON NJ. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN LATE 2001, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE MANY TIMES FOR THE WINDOWS AND LOCKS NOT WORKING AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND HAS HAD THREE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD A NEW REGULATOR WAS PUT IN. WHEN I QUESTIONED THE QUALITY OF THE REGULATORS, THE DEALER TOLD ME MY COMPLAINT WAS WITH GM AND NOT THEM BECAUSE THEY GET THEIR PARTS FROM GM. HOW CAN THE WINDOW REGULATORS BE "BAD" THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR? BESIDES THE WINDOWS, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC LOCKS NOT WORKING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR NOT CLOSING. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WARRENTY EXPIRES AND I NEED YET ANOTHER WINDOW REGULATOR? I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE NJ USED CAR LEMON LAW BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN THREE MONTHS BEYOND THE LIMITATION DATE, EVEN THOUGH I MET EVERY OTHER QUALIFICATION.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013805April 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKES LOCKING AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO ABS FAILURE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALERSHIP, THE FIRST MECHANIC SAID FRONT ROTORS MIGHT BE WARPED. I REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEN THEY ADVISED ME THAT SINCE MY TIRES WERE NOT ALL THE SAME BRAND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM....NEW TIRES DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT KICKING ANY CODES OUT TO THE COMPUTER AND NO ABS LIGHT IS ON. DEALER SPOKE TO GM TECH'S AND AT THAT POINT REPLACED BOTH FRONT ABS WIRING HARNESSES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS....BACK TO GM TECH'S AGAIN...RT REAR HUB WAS CHANGED THINKING IT WAS A BAD SENSOR BUT STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 10 TIMES NOW AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT DO A THING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AT CHEVROLETS REQUEST I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, THE MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM EXISTS BUT CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE ARE RUNNING ME AROUND.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010976March 25, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE REAR DRIVERS DOOR LATCH BROKE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001 HAD IT REPLACE. THE IN MARCH OF 2003 THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE SO THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011136March 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED.*JB ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008325March 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VALVE COVER GASKET AND HEAD GASKET BOTH FAULTY ON ENGINE AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT YET I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY RECALLS. CHEVROLET FAILS TO ADMIT TO THESE FAILURES, AND WILL NOT ASSIST. IN SAME NEIGHBORHOOD, THREE OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS HAVE REPLACED HEAD GASKETS AND CHEVROLET DOES NOTHING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009214February 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO POWER. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008974February 21, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006932February 11, 2003
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005608February 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LINKED TO THE FUEL RAIL WAS LEAKING, IN A STEADY DRIP, FUEL. EITHER O RINGS WERE FAILING OR REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE OR FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005486February 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HEADLIGHT FAILURE, NOT BULB. CALLED DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM, THAT IT IS VERY COMMON ON 1999 CHEVY CAVALIERS (WHAT I HAVE), BUT REFUSED TO WARRANTY IT. IF IT IS SO COMMON THAT THE HARNESS FAILS WHY DOES CHEVY NOT RECALL IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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