Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10022174September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK WATER DRIPPED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ADD ANTIFREEZE. THIS COOLED THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THERE HE FOUND OUT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH. THIS CAUSED THE BOLT ON THE COMPRESSOR TO PENETRATE A HOLE IN THE HOSE. THE MOTOR MOUNT AND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB
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0
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0
#10038860September 14, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN APART. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE BUCKLE. *PH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10038869September 14, 2003
WHEELS
WHILE MAKING A TURN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE STUDS WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL WAS DENTED OUT ABOUT 1 INCH. STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT AND THE TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *PH
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10038751September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL IS A PROBLEM AND THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS THAT THE INTERNAL PARTS OS THE SWITCH WILL MELT IF HELD TOO LONG IN THE START POSITION AND I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SWITCH. I TOOK IT OFF AND APART AND FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL PARTS WERE MELTED AS IT SAYS IN THE NOTICE. MY NOTICE SAYS THAT THEY WERE TO TEST AND REPLACE THE SWITCH IF NECESSARY AS WELL AS PUT THE ADDITION TO THE CIRCUIT AND I DID NOT GET A NEW SWITCH PLEASE ADVISE AS WHAT TO DO. ALL I WOULD LIKE IS MY SWITCH REPLACED. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY HELP. THANK YOU TED L HOWARD 714-630-3844 *PH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039926September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. THE MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER SHIP NOTED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET WAS MELTED. FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039842September 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NAR 9-10-03. SAFETY DEFECT IN 2002 CHEVY CAVALIER. ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. *CB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10038590September 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038621September 10, 2003
SEATS
THE SPRINGS CAME OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038622September 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038625September 10, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE SERVICE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037496September 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AND PRESS CLUTCH TO SLOW DOWN RPM'S DROP BELOW 300 AND VEHICLE DIES. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHEN HAPPENING AND COULDN'T GET IT IN TO CHECK . VEHICLE STOPPED DOING IT AND HAS SPELLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038479September 9, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH STEERING LOCKED, AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038534September 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
O-RING INJECTOR LEAKED GAS, AND GAS FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE O-RINGS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037568September 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 37,000 WELL MAINTAINED MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES A FAINT NOISE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS ONLY NOTICED AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE DECELERATING. NOW IT IS FAINT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND VERY NOISY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A TURBO-CHARGER SPINNING UP AND DOWN. MR. GOODWRENCH HAS NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE AND GM POWERTRAIN ENGINEERS SAY IT IS NORMAL. I SAY IT ISN'T. IF IT WERE NORMAL, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW WITH 200 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE 4TH J-BODY CAR I HAVE OWNED AND THE SECOND WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS NOISE. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT AND NO ONE IS LISTENING. I HAVE BEEN A VERY LOYAL GM OWNER WHO MAY WELL HAVE JUST PURCHASED HIS LAST GM.*AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037447September 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS INFORMED BY A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT CHEVROLET ON 9/5/03 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIR UNDER A "SPECIAL POLICY" RECALL. AT THE URGING OF THIS CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FROM CHEVROLET, BRUCE MITCHELL, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS NOTIFIED BY THEIR SERVICE DEPT. THAT THIS "SPECIAL POLICY" EXPIRED 7/03 AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $1,400 TO FIX ALL OF THE DAMAGES INCLUDING THE HEAD GASKET. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND SPOKE WITH THE SAME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AS I HAD EARLIER. HE APOLOGIZED AND INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS INCORRECT IN TELLING ME THAT THE HEAD GASKET WOULD BE COVERED AT NO COST. I PURCHASED THIS VECHICLE FROM A PRIVATE SALE IN 2/03. I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY ANYONE THAT ANY RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE TO ME. MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO I LOOKED ON CHEVROLET'S WEBSITE TO SEE IF PERHAPS THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OUT FOR MY CAR AND THERE WERE 2 AND THIS OTHER "SPECIAL POLICY". I ASKED THE COMPANY HOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THIS POLICY HAD AN EXPIRATION DATE IF I NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID ALL THAT THEY CAN DO AND THAT THEY CANNOT HELP ME. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED SO THEREFORE IT IS UNDRIVABLE TO ME. I THINK THAT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I MISSED THE EXPIRATION DATE BY 2 MONTHS BECAUSE OF AN EXPIRED POLICY THAT I NEVER KNEW ABOUT, OR WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IF I DIDN'T TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO CONDUCT SOME RESEARCH ON THE CHEVROLET WEBSITE AND TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO CALL THEIR COMPANY. I'M FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY THAT A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE GOT THIS INFORMATION SO WRONG. NOW I'M STUCK.....I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR IF I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN MISINFORMED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037451September 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY ROTORS WERE FIRST CHECKED APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2003 WHEN I COMPLAINED OF THEM CAR SHAKING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY30,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE TURNED WHICH I AGREED BUT SAID IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND I WOULD PROBABLY BE BACK. SO IN JULY 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES, I RETURNED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. AT THIS TIME, THEY WERE TWO THIN TO BE "TURNED" AND I NEED NEW ONES. WHICH I HAD TO COMPLAIN IN ORDER TO GET NEW ONES BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR THEM. (SEPTEMBER 2003) A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT A 2003 CAVALIER WHICH THEY HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS WITH 20,000 MILES AND THEY HAD TO HAVE THEIR ROTORS TURNED ALREADY. THEY COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THEM FIXED AT THE DEALER AND THE SAME DEALER AS MINE SAID THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE BUT THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THEM. SHE TOLD THEM THAT AS SOON AS THEY WERE SHAKING AGAIN THAT THEY WOULD BRING IT IN FOR NEW ROTORS. PLUS I HAVE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROTORS ON CAVALIERS AFTER I BOUGHT MINE CONCERNING BRAKES. THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS - RECALL!!!*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037215September 4, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY BOTH OF THE BACK TURN SIGNALS/BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAVE BURNT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038054September 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037974September 2, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRVING AT ANY SPEED OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A CRACKING NOISE, AND WOULD MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032421September 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKING. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH WHEN THE ROAD IS WET, THE BRAKING DISTANCE IS THE LENGTH OF TWO TELEPHONE POLES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN ITS RAINING. CONSUMER DID SO AND EACH TIME THEY STATED THEY WERE BUSY. MECHANIC WROTE ONE REPAIR ORDER. CONSUMER INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND PADS WHICH HELPED A LITTLE BIT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM IS THE ANTI LOCK. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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