Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#813662June 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH & ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT PASSENGER'S SIDE; AIR BAG DEPLOYED & HIT SHOULDER/CHIN AND CONSOLE; BOUNCED TO MERIDIAN; SEAT BELT AROUND NECK; SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER IN NORMAL POSITION; FACE CONTINUED TOWARDS CONSOLE. AT DEALER PRIOR & TOLD WAS PROBLEM & ORDERING PARTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#518972June 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTY/WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813460June 24, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE GAS LINE IS LEAKING AND THE LINES ARE CORRODED. DEALER SUPPOSE TO BE TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY PUTTING DOUBLE CLAMPS ON THE LINES. THIS IS A SAFTY RELATED PROBLEM. THE GAS THAT IS LEAKING COULD START A FIRE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813191June 17, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE GOING ABOUT 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. UPON IMPACT THE SEATBELT ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WENT FORWARD AND DID NOT LOCK. OWNER WAS HOSPITALIZED. MANF. NOT CONTACTED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#517607June 16, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#813020June 12, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED, AND THE DRIVER CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518256June 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
PROM FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516573June 3, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING/HESITATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#519072May 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED/NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 17000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812596May 30, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A BEEPING SOUND AND THEN IT STOPPED. ENTERING NEXT TOWN AND IT STARTED MAKING THE SOUND AGAIN, PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TOOK KEYS OUT, VEHICLE MADE AN EVEN LOUDER NOISE, SMOKE CAME FROM DASH, GOT OUT ,FIRE ENGINE HAPPENED TO BE PASSING BY, CAME AT TIME VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START ON IT'S OWN. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING/HORN BEEPING AND LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH SMOKE. FIREMAN SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#517482May 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812523May 27, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
RECALL # 961001000. WHEN REPAIRING HORN THE WIRING ON THE HORN WAS DAMAGED. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE OWNER FOR HAVING THE WIRING REPLACED. HORN PAD IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812485May 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MPH AND DID NOT STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812467May 22, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ABOUT 50 TO 55MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812197May 12, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE GASKET. DEALERSHIP REPLACED OIL PAN AND GASKET. STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. THE OIL LEAK IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER SERVICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811082May 9, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIRS, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#812091May 8, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT TWO TREES AND ONE TREE FELL DOWN. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#517029May 7, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FAULTY STRUTS CAUSED VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#811983May 2, 1997
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE RIGHT REAR SPINDLE BROKE. OWNER IS UNCERTAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED. DEALERS HAVE NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516875May 1, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
DUE TO THE ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION OF THE STEERING RACK AND ITS INTERNAL COMPONENTS, THE STEERING FAILS ON LEFT TURNS IN COLD WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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