Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10029150July 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
KNOCKING NOISE KEEPS GETTING LOUDER. HAPPENS ALL TIME HAPPENS MORE WHEN SPEEDING UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026232July 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A REGULAR OIL MAINTENANCE AND THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT STRUTS. THE VEHICLE HAD 3700 MILES. *AK NOISE HAD COME FROM THE DASHBOARD, WHEN THE LEFT DOOR WAS CLOSED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, AND WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THERE WAS STATIC IN THE RADIO DUE TO LOOSENESS, AND THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE IN THE REAR, NEAR THE EXHAUST, WHEN CLOSED. *SCC THE HINGES WERE REPAIED, DUE TO A NOISE IN THE DOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029139July 24, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHEN MY CAR FIRST STARTED ACTING UP, THE STEERING WOULD KIND OF HANG WHEN TURING TO THE LEFT. I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. I CHANGED THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH HELPED IT SOME. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER MY FRIEND AND I WERE GOING TO SCHOOL, WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL HUNG AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WOULD STRAIGHTEN BACK OUT BUT I WAS WRONG. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT SENDING US OFF THE ROAD RIGHT INTO A TREE AT ABOUT 30 M\P\H. MY FRIEND SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS HIP AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BECAUSE OF SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I NEVER GOT THE RECALL STATEMENT AND HAVE YET TO. GM HAS NOW SAID THEY WILL NOT COMPINSATE ME OR MY FRIEND FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10028950July 23, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION FAILURE. WHILE TURNING ONTO THE INTERSTATE MY 17 YEAR OLDS 1997 CHEVY CAVALIER STEERING LOCKED, MAKIING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY SHE ONLY GRAZED THE GAURD RAIL BUT THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A FATAL FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028562July 18, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
NOT A COMPLAINT, EXACTLY, AN INQUIRY: HAS ANYONE LOOKED AT RIGHT KNEE INJURIES, SINCE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS BECAME MANDATORY? I NOTE THAT IT FEELS AS IF, IN AN 'IMPACT', MY KNEE WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE KEYS.... (OR VICE VERSA) THIS INQUIRY APPLIES TO ANY VEHICLE TYPE/MODEL, THOUGH INTERNAL ERGONOMICS MAY AFFECT OCCURRENCE, IF ANY. VEHICLE DETAILS PROVIDED ONLY TO SATISFY WEB SITE REQUIREMENTS. FEEL FREE TO IGNORE THIS ENQUIRY, IF NON ISSUE... BEST DAVE PIERSON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028497July 17, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE COMPRESSER ON MY 1997 WENT OUT, THE PEOPLE THAT TOOK A LOOK AT IT SAID THAT IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE SHAFT, AND THAT WHOLE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. HOW LONG SHOULD A COMPRESSER LAST IN A CAR. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028378July 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THE 10TH TIME IN 2 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP RESETS THE COMPUTER AND SOMETIMES DOES REPAIRS. THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER HAS ASKED ME TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN RELATED TO EITHER GAS OR POWERTRAIN. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON AFTER ACCELERATION GOING UP A HILL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028424July 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
EXCESSIVE COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM UNDER CAR. CAR HEATS UP, CAUSING TO PULLOVER CONSTANTLY TO GET THE CAR TO COOL DOWN. SEEMS TO BE A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025959July 12, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE AND VEHICLE SPEED SOMETIMES, BUT INTERMITTENTLY, DO NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER CONTROL - VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO CONTROL SPEED. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES WITH INCREASING SEVERITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME - ON THE SIXTH TIME THE VEHICLE REACHED 60MPH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING TOUCHED. REVIEW OF ODI COMPLIANTS SHOWS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SIMILAR RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL WITH AGE. HAD PURCHASED CAR TO GIVE TO MY NEWLY LICENSED DAUGHTER, WHO, DUE TO LACK OF EXPERIENCE, WAS INITIALLY UNSURE IF THE PROBLEM WAS WITH HER OR THE CAR. THE LAST TIME SCARED HER, AND THE DEALER'S REP SAID "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN". DEALER DID A GOOD JOB IN PERSISTING WITH THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS FINALLY (AFTER TWO DAYS) TRACED TO THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE DUST COVER COMING LOOSE AND WEDGING ITSELF BETWEEN THE CABLE AN ACTUATOR IN A DIFFICULT TO DETECT LOCATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027070July 11, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024326July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. *AK. ALSO THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED PH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024202July 10, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO STAY LATCHED AFTER BEING BUCKLED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025712July 9, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 30,000 MILES I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL WITH HALF A TANK OF GAS, MY CAVILER DIED. TOWED TO THE SERVICCE CENTER AND THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 45,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING NOISE, A GRINDING NOISE, TOOK IT IN AND CHEVOLET PUT IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY SO COST ME ALOT! FOR A NEW CAR THIS IS REALLY UPSETTING. MOST RECENTLY JUNE, 2003 THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING IN TWO PLACES, TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND CHEVOLET KEPT IT FOR 5 DAYS, COULDNT DIAGNOISE THE LEAK, ASSUMED IT WAS BOLTS ON THE FRAME OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WAITING NOW FO RTHE NEXT PROBLEM. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026850July 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL START TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026762July 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, CAUSING VEHICLE TTO RAVEL TO THE RIGHT AND RUN INTO A TREE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025679July 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1ST CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EVEN THOUGH THE MOTOR WAS TILL RUNNING AND IT HAD POWER . THEN IT STARTED JUST STALLING COMPLETELY (DYING) WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. NOW CAR WON'T CRANK AT ALL BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM. WAS FOUND OUT THAT CAR HAD BEEN WRECKED BUT CARFAX REPORT REPORTED ONLY MINOR FRONT FENDER DAMAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025686July 8, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE PLASTIC COATING/LOCK MECHANISM ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER'S MALE SEATBELT PIECE IS DETERIORATING, CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT LOCK THE BELT INTO PLACE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027028July 7, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
COMPLAINT OF RECALL SERVICE CO2049-S NAR 07/10/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE RACK AND PINION WAS DAMAGED CAUSING INTERNAL NOISE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT REFUSED TO MAKE REPAIRS UNLESS CONSUMER PAID FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THIS CASE BE INVESTIGATED AND REMEDIAL ACTION TAKE PLACE. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026593July 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THEY STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER THE RECALL ON HEAD GASKET HAS BEEN PERFORM ON VEHICLE. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. KYLE CHEVROLET 860-872-6530. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025510July 7, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE STEERING IS BEGINNING TO HAVE A DISTINCTIVE POPPING SOUND AND LOOSENING DEVELOP. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I AM TAKING IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO AVOID SERIOUS PROBLEMS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT GM COULD NOT DEVELOP A BETTER STEERING COLUMN THAN THIS. IT WOULD SEEM A RECALL SHOULD BE PLACED ON GM FOR INSPECTIONS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM (PART). I KNOW THAT THIS MAY SEEM TRIVIAL BUT I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL PUMP ($700 PLUS) OUT OF POCKET AT ABOUT 2000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY. JUST SEEMS LIKE GM HAS YET TO UNDERSTAND QUALITY IN THE SMALL AUTOMOBILE. OR AT LEAST GIVING A LITTLE ON AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART. EXAMPLE: I OWNED A 87 3 SERIES BMW THAT I PUT 425,000 PLUS MILES ON AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A STEERING COLUMN. I DID REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AFTER AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 310,000 MILES. A FUEL PUMP AT 39,000 MILE AND A STEERING COLUMN AT 46,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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