Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#863013June 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ALL SIGNAL LIGHTS CAME ON, AND ENGINE LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO STEERING, AND FINALLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ONC EBEFORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723552June 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR A SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE IGNITION SEEMED TO BE GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF. THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START BY ITSELF. NO KEYS WERE IN THE AUTOMOBILE AT THE TIME. THE PROCESS COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN AFTER THE DRIVER TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723511June 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, INCLUDING HEAD GASKETS, WATER PUMP AND OTHER THINGS WERE REPLACED. EACH TIME I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK, IT STILL MAKES A "TICKING NOISE" THAT MAKES MY CAR SOUND LIKE A DIESEL ENGINE. MY CAR IS NOT A DIESEL!!! I AM UNSURE WHAT TO DO NOW THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR THIS LENGTH OF TIME. ALL THE TIMES IT WAS IN FOR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL SMALL ENGINE CARS WILL MAKE THAT NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862924June 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHEN DRIVING 40-50 MPH VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO ELECTRICAL WIRES WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH HAVE MELTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862938June 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT IN HARD STOP, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER SAID THAT SEAT BELT SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723469June 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAD FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AFTER BEING PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF, THEN CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON 2 MILES BEFORE I REACHED MY HOME. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD NOT SEE ANY PROBLEM WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD, BUT FLUID HAD BEGUN TO PUDDLE UNDER MY VEHICLE THAT WAS GREEN IN COLOR. THE PUDDLE INCREASED IN SIZE QUICKLY. IT SEEMED TO BE THE WATER PUMP. AFTER FINDING THAT THE DEALERSHIP AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE COST OF A WATER PUMP, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT FIXES WATER PUMPS. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND SAID THE TRUE PROBLEM IS A CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT CANNOT GET TO IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER CAVALIERS AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME, BUT I HAVE LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CALL ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723428May 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, THOUGH STILL HAD ELECTRICAL POWER. SUBSEQUENT REPAIR SHOWED CAM GEAR HAD BROKEN, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. THIS SENT PART THROUGH ENGINE, DAMAGING 3RD CYLINDER (VALVES COMING UNSEATED OR DAMAGE TO HEAD). ORIG. PART IS PLASTIC, REPLACEMENT IS METAL. THIS RESULTED IN REPAIR CHARGE OF $1600+ TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY INFERIOR PART. AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, CUST. FORCED TO PAY CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862828May 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK A PULL IN THE SHIFTS WHEN THEY CHANGE GEAR DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CONSUMER DOUGHTYER IS DRIVING THE CAR IT STALL CAUSING MINOR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAG VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER IN CAUSING INJURY, THE OTHER AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723332May 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WELL, I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE OF WHAT IS WRONG, MY CAR STALLED OUT AFTER FOUR TURNS OF THE IGNITION TO START IT UP AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN. A FEW HOURS LATER, IT STARTED UP AND IT DIDN'T SOUND NORMAL, IT SOUNDED TERRIBLE. AS SOON AS SOMEONE COULD CONTACT ME, THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR I AM WITHOUT A CAR RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. CASEY SIX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723345May 30, 2000
SEATS
MY WIFE WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. IT HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED 5 DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT ON 07/10/1998 WE WROTE 2 CERTIFIED LETTERS TO THE OWNER OF DEALERSHIP WITH NO ANSWER TO EITHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#862696May 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH TREE AFTER AVOIDING A PICKUP TRUCK, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON. DAUGHTER WAS INJURED IN THE COLLISION. GMAC HAS TAKEN FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#552407May 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY; VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552337May 22, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS FAILED TWICE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784636May 20, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
PUSH RODS BENT, MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722893May 19, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861921May 15, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME THE SAME DEFECT OCCURRED. THIS AFFECTED CONSUMER'S ABILITY TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552246May 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BURNT SPARK PLUG WIRE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861770May 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH OVER A WET SURFACE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, STRICKING TREES IN FRONTAL COLLISION, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#861780May 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. SHE WAS HEARING POPPING NOISES. CONSUMER RAN OVER A BUMP, AND MOTOR FELL OUT OF VEHICLE'S HOOD AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722468May 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT PISTON IS ROCKING IN CYLINDER, AND THAT GM CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT EXTRA WARRANTY WONT COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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