Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#523085December 9, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LOCKED DOOR FLEW OPEN DURING SIDE IMPACT. SEATBELT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR DID NOT RESTRAIN DCRIVER FROM BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE . DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#526369December 6, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTERMITTENT CLICKING ENGINE NOISE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PISTONS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN SOME VEHICLE SWITH 2.2L ENGINES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525640December 4, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#819698December 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TOP THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPER ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819738December 4, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT PANEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING INACCURATE READING OF THE ODOMETER/FUEL GAUGE, AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. ALSO THERE IS A TICKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER REPLACED PISTON RINGS AND RODS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S INCORRECT SIZE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525557December 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
ABS SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, REPAIRS MADE TO MAIN COMPUTER HOWEVER BRAKES GRAB CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526463December 2, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES IN 7 MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820117November 25, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED OF PREMATURE DESTRUCTION OF THE ABS BRAKES FRONT ROTORS DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PADS AT 16,000 MILES. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819400November 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR END JUMPS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK GM TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523487November 24, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
ENGINE OIL BEARINGS/PISTONS FAILED. ALSO, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK AND HIGH IDLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819302November 20, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE TAKES A WHILE TO STOP. DEALR HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819339November 20, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE DEFECTIVE PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELT BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819272November 19, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER CONSUMER DRIVES IN RAINY WEATHER ABS SYSTEMS FAILS. IF IT'S RAINING AND CONSUMER IS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, IF TRYING TO BRAKE AT APPROX. 5MPH THE ABS KICK IN AND THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SKIP DOWN THE INCLINE . CONSUMER SAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS SHE IS BARELY PRESSING THE BRAKES. THE DEALER TEST DROVE A NEW VEHICLE OF THAT MAME/MODEL/YEAR IN THE SAME SPOT AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. *AK DEALERS TOLD HER BECAUSE OF THE SAME RESULTS THIS IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO RICHARDSON BROS. INC. (830-393-2581) (830-216-4216) FIVE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525236November 14, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE HARD PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE METAL RING THAT THE SEAT BELT STRAP COMES THROUGH, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#817171November 14, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR AXLE FELL OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE A MAJOR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#818967November 13, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN THEN LUNGE INTO A FORWARD MOTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818984November 13, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS INOPERABLE WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER REPLACED THE HORN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHICH DID NOT REMDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818773November 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818339November 5, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND DOES NOT STOP LIKE IT SHOULD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS DAMP OR COLD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524370November 4, 1997
WHEELS
WHEEL HOUSING RUSTED OUT AT THE SHOCK CONNECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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