Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10024227June 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING, CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TWICE SUCCESSIVELY AND ENGINE SHUDDERED, THEN STALLED.. 1999, CHEVROLET, CAVALIER Z24.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023223June 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING HOME MY CAR STALLED THEN JUST CUT OFF. THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024249June 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER WAS REROUTING THE THROTTLE CABLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024053June 16, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
CONSUMER HIT A PIECE OF WOOD THAT HAD FALLEN OFF OF ANOTHER VEHICLE RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT RIM. THE NEXT DAY THE RIGHT RIM WAS DAMAGED AFTER HITTING A DEEP POT HOLE. *MR PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024029June 13, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023001June 13, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE FIRST PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED WAS IN OCT 2001,WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO THE MAXIMUM READING WITHOUT WARNING, I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. WAITED A WHILE STARTED BACK WENT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MI AND SAME PROBLEM,AFTER STOPPING 3-4 TIMES I STARTED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH TEMP GAUGE IN THE RED FOR A APPROX 1 MILE AND ALL GAUGES RETURNED TO NORMAL. CHEVROLET GARAGE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM..MY SECOND PROBLEM I KEEP HEARING A CLANGING/RATTLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT AREA OF VEHICLE WHILE SITTING STILL IF YOU TURN STEERING WHEEL YOU CAN HEAR A THUMP FROM THE FRONT LEFT AREA WHERE STRUT IS LOCATED..MY THIRD PROBLEM IS MY CHECK ENGINE/SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. MY FOURTH PROBLEM I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT ROTORS THREE TIMES NOW DUE TO THEM WARPING,THE FIRST TIME I HAD LESS THEN 10,000 MILES....... *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022930June 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021475June 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR CUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CAN BE RUNNING AT 60 MPH OR SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, JUST COMPLETELY CUTS OFF. WILL NOT RESTART, HAVE TO PARK IT AND LET IT SIT, COULD ONLY TAKE 10 MINUTES OR COULD TAKE A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT WILL RUN AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021477June 12, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR WOULD NOT START. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACED. SUGGESTED GAS LEVEL NOT TO GO BELOW 1/4 TANK IN FUTURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021510June 12, 2003
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT LEFT WHEEL WHEN MANEUVERING A TURN. ALSO MY WATER PUMP HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. MY FINAL COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN I TRY AND START MY VEHICLE IT DOESN'T ALWAYS START WHEN HOLDING IT IN THE START POSITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021261June 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NUMBER ONE PISTON ROD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW AND A BASEBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022601June 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
BUMPER CAME OFF ABOUT A MONTH AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022287June 4, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT 70MPH VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021678June 4, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS MADE TO POWER STEERING. *MR THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET IN REGARD TO REIMBURSEMENT RECALL#1159156, STATING THAT HER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE DEALER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO VERIFY CAUSE OF HE MALFUNCTION OF THE LOWER PINION BEARING OF THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING. THE RACK WAS REPLACED. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022041June 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AN STAYED ON. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020932June 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1997 CAVALIER=HEAD GASKET BECAME WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED=$900. THERMOSTAT REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE, WATER PUMP REPLACED TWICE. CAR RETURNED TO DEALER EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM INVOLVING OVERHEATING AND COOLANT LEAKS. PROBLEM CONTINUALLY REOCCURS, EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN DEEMED FINALLY REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020791May 31, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
RACK AND PINION UNIT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. CAVALIERS IN GENERAL SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH STEERING UNITS AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO WHY THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON-GOING FOR YEARS. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FROM 1992 TO TODAY LIST A HISTORY OF STEERING UNIT PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022403May 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOWING, AND ELECTRICAL REPAIRS AFTER RECALL. *MR PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020656May 28, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKED ON 6 DIFFERENT TIMES AND IS NOW FLASHING THE AIR BAG LIGHTS AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021635May 27, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLES FRONT END. *NLM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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