Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2000)

315 consumer complaints on file.

#8009365May 7, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FRONT SEAT BELTS AND PASSENGER/ DRIVER SIDE BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR SHREDDING. HOWEVER, THEY ARE SHREDDING ONCE AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER REFUSE TO REPLACE AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008099April 19, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SEATBELTS ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HAVE TO RIDE UNRESTRAINED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007899April 17, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SHE VEERED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDNT GO OFF. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785956April 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STEERING
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006868April 2, 2002
STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE RAINING WATER WILL ENTER INSIDE OF TRUCK WHILE CLOSING, AND SPARE TIRE IS FILLED WITH WATER. ALSO. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WERE ON DASHBOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759890March 27, 2002
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WE WANTED TO PUT A DIFFERENT RADIO/CD PLAYER IN IT. WHEN WE WENT TO DO SO, WE DISCOVERED THAT IF THE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO WAS DISCONNECTED, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SENSORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THIS IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN CHEVROLET LITERATURE. THIS, I BELIEVE, IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I LEARNED AFTER TWO DAYS OF RESEARCH THAT IF THE FACTORY RADIO IS EVEN REMOVED FOR REPAIRS, IT MUST BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER FACTORY RADIO OR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SENORS AGAIN WILL NOT WORK. CHEVROLET SHOULD MAKE THIS FACT CLEAR IN ITS SALES LITERATURE. THIS AFFECTS 2000 AND NEWER CAVALIERS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE SAME WITH OTHER GM MODEL CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005735March 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, ALSO WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED 4 TIMES, BUT IT HAS REOCCURRED.*AK.CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND BELLS TING AT 65 MPH.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005160March 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
AUTOMOBILE RATTLES LIKE CRAZY WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED THAT NOISE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH DRIVESHAFT. AUTOMOBILE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES; IT IS THE 4TH TIME SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS GOING BACK FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758935March 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 24,197 MILES. THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD STALL DURING DRIVING. DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 21 DAYS, AND REPLACED THE SWITCH CLUSTERS, IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED BODY CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED PCM AND FOUND BURNT 3-4 CLUTCH. AT 40,613 MILES THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED AGAIN (WHILE ON THE FREEWAY). THIS TIME THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ACTIVATE, AND WE HAD NO IDEA THERE WAS ANOTHER ENGINE PROBLEM. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED DEFECTIVE COIL AND IGINITION WIRES. THE CAR IS ONCE AGAIN BEGINNIG TO IDLE DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS A PRECURSOR TO IT STALLING. AT EACH FAILURE, WE ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004598February 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, THEN SHUTDOWN ON MAJOR HIGHWAY.*AIK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003927February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPYLING BRAKES SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN FRONT WHEELS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER , AND DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757568January 30, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
AFTER BUYING THE CAR HAD TO RETURN TO HAVE THE DOOR FIXED AFTER DOOR WAS FIXED THE KEYLESS ENTRY QUIT WORKING HAD THE CAR BACK TO GET KEYLESS ENTRY FIXED 4 TIMES, HAD TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 28000 MILES ALONG WITH THE BRAKES ,STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM GRINDING AND CLICKING BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING IN STRAIGHT STRETCHES ALSO VIBRATION WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE COMMING OFF CAR IS IN THE SHOP AT PRESENT TIME WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS AND FUEL GAGE READS EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP AND CHECK GAGES LIGHTS COME ON AND REMAIN ON FOR 50 - 100 MILES.THATS ALL AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002707January 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005312January 17, 2002
STEERING
CLACKLING NOISE AND SWAYING MOTION WHEN TURNING RIGHT FROM FRONT END, DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT, REPLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756995January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTING ON ICE OR SNOW. IF THE DRIVE WHEELS START TO SPIN, THE WHEELS DO NOT RECEIVE POWER AND THE CAR DOES NOT BEING TO ACCELERATE UNTIL A DELAY OF ABOUT 1 OR 2 SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING AT ME AND I DID NOT KNOW IF I WOULD GET HIT OR NOT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT. IT IS VERY SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE WHEN ANOTHER CAR IS HEADED IN MY DIRECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756795January 13, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT AS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR OVERSEAS I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GET THE WORK DONE. I HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL LETTERS WITHOUT RESPONSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756629January 9, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL CRASH OF MODERATE SEVERITY, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001810January 8, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WHEN IT IS RAINNING WATER WILL LEAK INTO TRUNK WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND SPARE TIRE SPACE WILL GET ALMOST FULL OF WATER DUE TO THE LEAK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001412January 3, 2002
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON VEHICLE WILL STILL MOVE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS PRESSING ON GAS. VEHICLE IS GOING TO TAKE OFF AN POSSIBLY HURT SOMEONE. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000875December 18, 2001
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL SHARPLY THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND AT ALL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING SHAFT.*AK CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, SQUEALING NOISE FROM PASSENGERS SIDE OF ENGINE ESPECIALLY ON COLD STARTS, AND ENGINE IS SLOW TO CRANK UP-INTERMITTENT, BATTERY WAS REPLACED, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DEALER FOUND FUEL PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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