Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1998)

345 consumer complaints on file.

#609280February 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CHILD SAFTEY LOCKS OUT OF ORDER, DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE AT ALL. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607411February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607816February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR HOSE PROTECTOR FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606245February 1, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TRUNK LATCH FAILED TWICE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607998February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
RADIATOR HOSE FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606946February 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834041January 27, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ACCELERATED PAD WIGGLES ALL THE TIME, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE NOT TIGHT WHICH MAKES THE PAD MOVE ALL THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702613January 26, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT SEAT BELTS WONT RETRACT.THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL WONT RETRACT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833913January 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHENEVER TRAVELLING 25 MPH WITH THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON. ALSO, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES, AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT CONDITION WAS NORMAL AT 11,000 MILES OF WEAR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543465January 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DURING WET WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD WHEN PRESSED AND YOU MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HAD PADS DEGLAZED AND ROTORS RESURFACED BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES DURING WET WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702342January 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
AT 8 MILES BEFORE PURCHASE OF CAR WATER PUMP, GASKET, THERMOSTAT AND SEAL REPLACED BECAUSE OF COOLANT LEAK, AT 14,000 MILES WATER SENSOR REPLACE BECAUSE COOLANT LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON, AT 15,000 MILES COOLANT COMING ON AGAIN AND HEAD GASKET REPLACED. CLAIMS NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE BUT A MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT TELL UNLESS THEY TEAR ENGINE DOWN AND MIC IT. AT 5,000 MILES TRUNK LEAKED AT 15,000 MILES IN FOR CONTINUED TRUNK LEAK. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR STICKS. REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE STICKS OUT FURTHER THAN REST. CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CAR. ALSO HAD TO HAVE MUD FLAPS INSTALLED AFTER PURCHASE, THEY WHERE SUPPOSE TO COME WITH IT. HAD TO HAVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. CAR IS IN WILLIAM M FOWLER AND BARBARA A FOWLER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702242January 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THERE HAS BEEN ONE THING WRONG AFTER THE OTHER EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND I BELIEVE IT A PIECE OF CRAP BUT I GUESS THAT I AM STUCK UP IT SINCE CHEVROLET DECLINED MY BUYBACK REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701938January 6, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE VARIES BY AN 1/8 TO 1/4 AT RANDOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832971January 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A SHORT OR A LONG PERIOD AND WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, THERE IS A BURNING SMELL THAT COMES OUT OF THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701478December 19, 1998
AIR BAGS
ON DECEMBER 12, 1998 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS I FOLLOWED THE OTHER DRIVER TO A NEAR BY PARKING LOT TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE MY AIR BAGS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WENT OFF. I BELIEVE THEY FAILED IN THEIR PRIMARY FUNCTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY DIDNT INFLATE UNTIL ABOUT 3 TO 5 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHEN WE WERE PULLING OFF THE ROAD. WHEN THEY FINALLY DID EJECT AND INFLATE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER BLEW OUT AND SHATTERED MY WINSHIELD CAUSING AN ADDITIONAL $412 WORTH OF DAMAGE!!! I AM JUST GLAD IT WASNT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULD OF BEEN TOTALLY USELESS. I TRUELY BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE AND CAUSED ME AN ADDITIONAL $412 IN THE COST OF MY REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY I SHOULD BE INTITLED TO SOME SORT OF RETRIBUTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND RAPID RESPONSE TO MY PROBLEM AND CONCERN!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832471December 18, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 20-25MPH, GOING UP RAMP, FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BROKE WINDSHIELD AND SUNROOF. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRS WILL BE MADE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781745December 16, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SMELL OF BURNING WIRES WHEN DRIVING. RADIATOR HOSE FAILED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. ALSO, TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTIONED PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 98V013000. IN ADDITION, REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831861December 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON, AND HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY WHICH CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. CURRENTLY AT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831751December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS/HOOD LATCH AND CALIPERS STICKING. ALSO, HAD THREE MUFFLERS REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND THE PARKING BRAKE WON'T WORK. IN ADDITION, WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE ROCHER ARM GASKET, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701063December 2, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I AT 2000RPMS AND I HAVE TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY OF FIXING IT BECAUSE CHEVY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAD NOT FOUND WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE BUT THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT TRYING TO FIX IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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