Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2001)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10081864June 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE REPAIR OF HIS 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER VEHICLE. *LA RECALL# 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL IGNITION SWITCH) AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. *SC THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FIVE HOURS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074301June 24, 2004
VISIBILITY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOUR TIMES. THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION THEN WOULD RESTART. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON ONE OCCASION. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS CLICKING, AND THE REGULATOR IN THE FRONT DOOR WINDOW WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079780June 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 04002 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FIRE WERE IDENTICAL TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076022June 4, 2004
SEAT BELTS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
ACCIDENT OCCURRED POSSIBLE RESULT OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ONLY THING THE CONSUMER COULD REMEMBER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAD TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOW WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE RELATED TO RECALL#02V286000. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED AS WELL. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10075663June 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER MAKING 2 APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 04V03600 PERFORMED THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED UPON ARRIVAL THAT THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074329May 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE RELAY KIT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 04V036000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074191May 25, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073944May 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED. CONSUMER STATED THAT RIGHT REAR DOOR ALSO OPENED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073366May 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WORN ON 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. (NAR) *MR ROTORS DETERIORATED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, AND CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT ROTORS SHOULD BE REPLACED AFTER LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. *LA *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071839April 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, AND BOTH FRONTAL ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO, AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059766April 1, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE FRICTION ON A LOOSE POWER STEERING PULLEY.*AK CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. CONSUMER FELT THAT BATTERY APPEARED TO BE DEAD. MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRICTION FROM LOOSE PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064974March 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. RECALL 04V036000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062052March 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
NOISE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE RIGHT STRUT MOUNT. DEALERS REPLACED MOUNT UNDER WARRANTY.I DON'T KNOW WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS CAVALIER AM CONVINCED IT IS A POORLY BUILT AUTOMOBILE AND A LEMON.GM SHOULD REPLACE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE,BUT NOT A CAVALIER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058902February 24, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
SINCE DEC. 5 2003 I HAVE HAD ALL 4 TIRES ON MY CAVALIER REPLACED BECAUSE THE STEEL BELTS BROKE IN THE GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE SIZE P195/70R14 WITH LESS THAN 25475 MILES ON THE TIRES.THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND TAKEN OFF THE MARKET UNTIL GOOD REPLACES THEM WITH A BETTER BUILT TIRE.I BELIEVE THE GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE IS A VERY DANGEROUS TIRE AND COULD CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT AND COULD HAVE ALLREADY CAUSED SOME.THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED WHEN MY TIRES WERE REPLACED , THEY WERE REPLACED BY THE GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE, WHICH IS LIKE REPLACING DEADLY TIRES WITH DEADLY TIRE.TODAY I HAD THE LAST TWO REPLACED BECAUSE OF BROKEN BELTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053650February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE BRAKES WERE SENSITIVE. THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OFF AT LEAST TWENTY TWO TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051966February 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED TO WARN ANOTHER MOTORIST AND AS A RESULT THE MOTORIST RAN THE CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD. THE LOCATION OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY IS ACCESSIBLE TO WATER, SNOW OR ANY DEBRIS WHICH RESULTED IN CORROSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *NLM *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056751February 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1 GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE ,SIZE IS P195/70R14 BECAUSE STEEL BELTS BROKE IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON TIRE.I BELIEVE THESE TIRES ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.I THINK GOODYEAR SHOULD REPLACE THE REST OF THE TIRES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056753February 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR CONQUEST TIRE P195/70R14 , STEEL BELTS BROKEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE THAT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BROKEN STEEL BELTS.TIRE CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056457February 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
SINCE PURCHASING THE 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, LET ME TELL YOU, IT HAS TRULY BEEN LIKE A ROCK THROWN IN THE WATER. LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I HAD TO BRING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR ALMOST DIED ON ME ON THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I WAS LATE FOR WORK, AND I WAS STUCK IN THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT FOR FOUR HOURS. I FINALLY GOT OVER THAT. OF COURSE, I DIDN'T TAKE OUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH IF I HAD KNOWN THAT WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THAT I WAS GETTING A LEMON, I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A TRUE SOUR PUSS AND BOUGHT A FORD. RECENTLY I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL, NOT ONLY DOES IT NOT GET GOOD GAS MILEAGE THAT IT SHOULD, I WAS RECENTLY TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE GAS TANK FAILED. $643.77 LATER, I HAVE MY LEMON BACK, AFTER NOT HAVING A CAR FOR WORK FOR A FULL WEEK. THE DEALERSHIPS AROUND MY AREA WERE SOLD OUT OF THE FUEL PUMPS, WHEN TALKING TO SEVERAL PARTS SALESMAN, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD A RUN ON FUEL PUMPS DUE TO THEIR FAILURES, THEY SELL SEVERAL PER WEEK. HUH, IMAGINE THAT? I HAVE 43,000 MILES AND MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000. WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO DO WITH MY LEMON? MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. I AM ASKING THAT THE GOVERNMENT RECALLS THESE VEHICLES FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. I KNOW THE FUEL PUMP IS THE SAME GENUINE CHEVROLET PART THAT WAS IN THERE TO BEGIN WITH. CAN I DEPEND ON THIS? HOPEFULLY, SOMEONE WILL FOLLOW UP ON THIS AND CALL ME SO I CAN REALLY EXPRESS HOW I FEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056311February 2, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DEFECTIVE. " HAIR TRIGGER PRESS TO RELEASE BUTTON" MY DAUGHTER CHRISTINA, AGE 23 WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, WHEN ON IMPACT HER BUCKLE UNLATCHED, CAUSING HER TO BE EJECTED FROM HER VEHICLE. *JB CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE INERTIAL UNLATCHING WHERE THE SEAT BELT BECOMES UNLATCHED DURING THE COLLISION. ALSO BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DID NOT DEPLOY AND SIDE IMPACT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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