Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#601972October 25, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DURING HOT WEATHER MONTHS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON BY THEMSELVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510467October 22, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
SHOULDER HARNESS TWISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510410October 22, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803853October 22, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT END HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE, THIS IS (3) SETS WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES AND WHEN YOU BRAKE THE WHOLE FRONT END SHIMMIES, THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN WITH THE REAR BRAKES NOT ADJUSTING THEMSELVES WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKES TO WORK ALONE AND HEATING THE ROTORS TO THE POINT OF WARPING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510244October 18, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE SKIDDED ON WET LEAVES , CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803721October 18, 1996
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS JAMMED WHERE THE CONSUMER HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND USE THE KEY TO GET HERSELF OUT OF THE CAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510081October 17, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509807October 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803659October 17, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM IN THE SEAT*AK CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND HE CAME OVER AH HILL AND CAUGHT THE PILE OF GRAVEL AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WHIC THEN TURNED OVER THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM VEHICLE,THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#510030October 16, 1996
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED TWO TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803609October 16, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE IN STOP POSITION VEHICLE RPMS REVVED UP, THEN LURCHED FORWARD, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509928October 15, 1996
TIRES, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TIRES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803523October 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN TRAFFIC. DEALER STATES IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803555October 15, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509628October 9, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
ACCELERATOR CABLE STICKS IN FREEZING WEATHER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509645October 9, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#803366October 9, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
FAILURE ON THE REAR FENDER, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE FENDER. WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION ON THE VEHICLE CAN SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801045October 7, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. REPAIRED (3) DIFFERENT TIMES AND LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509535October 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ELECTRICAL FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803108October 2, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH HIT A CEMENT BASE TELEPHONE POLE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK AND ALSO INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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