Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#814632September 8, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40 MPH, HIT/SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD; ACCORDING TO MANUAL, NORMAL REACTION FOR AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603879September 8, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
STEREO CASSETTE PLAYER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816039September 5, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES, ROTORS: BRAKES AND ROTORS REPALCED AT 17000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING BRAKES WEREN'T HOLDING MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. PUSH BRAKES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THEY DON'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815150September 3, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT GEAR. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815891September 2, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MAKING A LEFT TURN AROUND A CORNER ON A CITY STREET AND ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED (NO BUMPS WERE HIT AND STREETS WERE SMOOTH, CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING SLIGHT HEARING LOSS AND RING IN THE LEFT HEAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#815829August 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOCKUP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815790August 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815810August 28, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR BLEW AT 32,000 MILES. THE IGNITION SYSTEN HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE BELT IS WORN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815705August 26, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BRAKES STUCK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR- DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE. HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP AUTOMOBILE BY SHUTING THE IGNITION OFF. HE ALSO STATES AT THAT TIME HE COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS SO HE COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE AUTOMOBILE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815652August 25, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN 40MPH FRONTAL AND REAR CRASH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS INVESTIGATING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815659August 25, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE/POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE/PRESSURE HOSES/WIRING/CRUISE CONTROL, OTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816476August 22, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK UP WHEN LEANING FORWARD; WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. THERE IS NO GIVE. HAVE TO PULL/JERK TO TRY TO RELEASE BELT FOR ROOM. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALR CANNOT LOCATE REASON FOR LOCK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815434August 18, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PARKED VEHICLE, LOCKED ALL DOORS, MANUAL LOCKS, ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER, REAR DOOR OPENED WITHOUT UNLOCKING IT. OWNER HAD TO TIE DOOR SHUT BECAUSE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSE/LOCK. ACCORDING TO DEALER, INTERNAL MECHANISM OF LOCK BROKE, REPLACING DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522600August 11, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814131August 8, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE. THE UPPER RETRACTOR BROKE, AND IT NO LONGER RETRACTS AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE CRASH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518219August 8, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814960August 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GETS SOFT AND THAN GOES TO THE FLOOR. WILL HEAR A CLICK LIKE THE ABS TRYING TO KICK IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522499August 3, 1997
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED AT LATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518203August 1, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHER MALFUNCTIONED ON INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, BUT SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813469July 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (30) MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE BACK BRAKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKE ON THE LEFT SIDE TO GO OUT. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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