Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#808213February 28, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
OWNER STATES THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT CLEAR WINDOWS ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO ABOUT 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR LOWER. SERVICE PEOPLE CLAIM IT IS A PROBLEM ON 95, 96 AND 97 CAVALIERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602583February 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HORN WIRE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HORN TO BLOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515013February 20, 1997
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
TAPE DECK WILL NOT ACCEPT TAPES, REPLACED, REPLACEMENT CRACKS/POPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809193February 20, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514463February 18, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NOISY ABS BRAKES, ALSO REPLACED NOISY POWER STEERING VALVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546601February 2, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILURE. ABS MAKES NOISE WHEN ACTIVATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801739January 29, 1997
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, INTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE), SUSPENSION:FRONT
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS DID NOT LOCK, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. ALSO, CLUTCH PEDAL CLICKS WHEN DEPRESSED/FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT/DOME LIGHT INOPERATIVE AT TIMES WHEN OPENING LEFT DOOR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514236January 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MUFFLER FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808226January 28, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN APPLIED THE BRAKES, COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER CAR . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807361January 9, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON THE THIRD DAY OF HAVING THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND CUT OFF, CAR IS AT THE DEALER, CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603213January 3, 1997
SEAT BELTS
POWER SEAT BELT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806829December 27, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BAG/IT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH, RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, AND INTO ROCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806614December 20, 1996
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE TRYING TO PRESS THE HORN, HORN DID NOT RESPOND AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO INFLATE. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE AN AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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