Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#603259April 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516197April 15, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#518461April 11, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT AND INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#602909April 11, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE/SEALS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810722April 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 17MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NOTICED LOUD NOISE, AS IF AIR WAS BEING FORCED OUT, THEN REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, NO PRIOR WARNING, NO INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516074April 1, 1997
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516046April 1, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED DURING REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#516062April 1, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
ENGINE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810489March 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THREE WEEK AFTER BEINGPURCHASED, BRAKE CABLE BROKE, THEN CAME OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WOBBLE ALL OVER ROAD AND MAKE LOAD NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809481March 26, 1997
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK AND ANCHOR FAILURE, SEAT BRACKETS CRACKED/BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE/ROCK REARWARD, AS A RESULT, FOOT CAME OFF PEDAL AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810450March 26, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
STARTED TO STOP, ABS BRAKES GAVE OUT; KICKED IN FEW MINUTES LATER. STEERING WHEEL W/ STRONG PULLING, HARD TURNING OR CORRECTING; HARD TURNING R/L. RPMS REVVED BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE, GEARS SHIFTED HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810314March 24, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, WANDERING AND UNABLE TO STEER, RAN INTO BORDER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810195March 19, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVER SAID THAT SHE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AND THE ABS BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515660March 18, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515693March 18, 1997
WHEELS
LEFT/REAR WHEEL/TIRE FELL OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810112March 18, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LEAPS FORWARD AND SHUTS OFF AND THERE IS A LOUD CRASHING SOUND.. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE 12/96. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO SHOP TODAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515713March 17, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLED DUE TO FAILED THROTTLE SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810064March 17, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
OWNER STATES THAT HIS REAR MOUNTED STOP LAMP MELTS AND THAT ONCE IT HAS MELTED, THE BULB CANNOT BE REPLACED, DEALER CANNOT FIND OUT WHY IT MELTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808665March 13, 1997
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WAS DRIVING AND CAR LOST POWER AND SMOKE COME OUT OF CAR. TOOK TO DEALER, HE SAID THAT CLUTCH FLUID WAS OVERFILLED NOT KEPT RIGHT CLUTCH, HAS DAMAGE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809982March 13, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON 1/13/94 AND 9/13/94, THIS WAS DUE TO A VERY BAD VIRBRATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DRIVING (65) MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MOUNTS NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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