Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#806569December 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HAS HAD HORN REPLACED 3 TIMES, DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPIENING ON INVOICE. THEY KEEP SPECIFYING HARM CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN HORN AND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806342December 13, 1996
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WAS LOOSE, HEARD A LOUD SOUND, ENTIRE TIRE HAD EXPLODED & FLEW OFF RIM, DAMAGED/BROKE RIM, NONE OF TIRES REMAINED, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. GOODYEAR TIRE - P195/65R15. HAVE INVOICES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806010December 9, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLACED, TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED, AND A RECALL ON PISTON PIN, CONSUMER FEELS THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE SOME TYPE OF RESPONSBIILTY SINCE THIS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511787December 5, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804232December 2, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN GOING AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN A COLLISION, AIR BAG HIT DRIVER'S CHIN AND CAUSED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#805404November 21, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 10 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805002November 14, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES (ABS) FAILED TO WORK, VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP, PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, MECHANIC SAID MASTER CYCLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE, SEALS BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804773November 12, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DRIVING AT 10-15MPH ON A SMOOTH SURFACE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOWS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#511357November 5, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER'S EYE DURING COLLISION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
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
#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
#509928October 15, 1996
TIRES, INTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TIRES FAILED.
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
#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
#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
#509353October 2, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL; ALSO ABS BRAKES GRIND/REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509415September 30, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
REAR BRAKE DRUMS LEAKING FLUID, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802479September 16, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH, WAS DARK, NOTICED DEER IN ROAD, HIT BRAKES (ABS), HIT DEER ON DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT END DAMAGED, HEARD HISSING IN DASH, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, NO AIR BAG (DRIVER/PASSENGER) DEPLOYMENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507955August 27, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT ANCHOR CASING SPLIT, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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