Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#977904January 19, 1996
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TILT STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977824January 18, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTAIN DRIVER HIT HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD PASSENGER HIT HEAD ON DASH BOARD . TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#977692January 17, 1996
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH EXPERIENCE SUDDEN EMER. BRAKE MALFUNCTION, WHEN REAR WHEELS LOCKED AND STARTING TO SMOKE, WHILE PARKED VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977710January 17, 1996
SEATS
FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, SEAT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE THE SEAT COME FORWARD. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977731January 17, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS AND UNLOCKS BY ITSELF. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#500540January 15, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
BRAKES FAIL REPEATEDLY. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#501544January 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
SHORTAGE IN WIRE LEADING TO MOTOR CAUSES MOTOR TO BURN UP. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977521January 11, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS IN REVERSE CAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATED. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977530January 11, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION GOING AT 35-40 MPH. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#500815January 10, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS THROTTLE LINKAGE COVER STUCK UNDER THROTTLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#500832January 10, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ENGINE MISSES, SURGES, OR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977458January 5, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD KEEPS ON LEAKING . TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977390January 4, 1996
SEAT BELTS
PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#977414January 4, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FROM THE FLOOR BROAD CAME OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977416January 4, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN GOING DOWN HILL TAP ON BRAKE AND LOST CONTROL OF CAR BECAUSE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP GOING ONLY 25 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977418January 4, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHEN REAR ENDED IN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE SIT BELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER. DRIVER HIT HER CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL AND HIT HER HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#500057January 1, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS SEEM TO BREAK WHEN THEY GET VERY HOT. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#490609December 29, 1995
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ENGAGED/MUST APPLY BRAKES TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977151December 29, 1995
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PURCHASE CAR NEW THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE SIGNAL LIGHT WASN'T WORKING HAD MORE PROBLEMS WILL DESCRIBE. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#977077December 28, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE,ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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