Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#523246September 15, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SQUEAKY NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604860September 11, 1997
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
FRONT DOOR WINDOW CHANNEL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#606072September 10, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES NOT BOLTED PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605391September 9, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ABS BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#522600August 11, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#520023July 22, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOISE AROUND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#814277July 16, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN TURNING A CONER THE ENGINE FELL APART, (LITERALLY EXPLODED). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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

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