Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#735092October 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
INSIDE TRIM ALONG WINDSHIELD CRACKED THROUGH. REPLACEMENT COST IS $775. I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS WHETHER THIS WAS A NEW CAR AT TIME OF PURCHASE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER SCRAPED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. WHILE HAVING IT REPAIRED THE INDEPENDENT COLLISION REPAIR SHOP COMMENTED IF THE CAR HAD BEEN IN A PREVIOUS WRECK. I TOLD THE SHOP OWNER THAT THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A WRECK. ON 10 OCT. 2000 I TOOK THE CAR INTO BACHMAN CHEVROLET TO HAVE THE CRACKED DASH TRIM ASSESS (GM CASE C1837827). THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AT HOME TO INFORM ME THAT IT WOULD COST $775 TO REPLACE THE TRIM. HE PROCEEDED TO QUESTION ME ABOUT THE CAR BEING IN A WRECK. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A WRECK AND IT WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM HIS EMPLOYER. BASED ON THE ABOVE STATEMENTS I NOW HAVE MY DOUBTS ABOUT THE CAR.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735143October 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION IN THE PAST AND NOW AGIAN I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734988October 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER BUT IS STILL COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTUERER'S ORIGINAL EXPRESSED WARRANTY. FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN CAR STALLING AND TOWED AND BATTERY REPLACEMENT BY OWNER (6/00). BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR TAKEN TO ORIGINAL DEALER (CASA CHEVROLET) ON 8/11/00, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR THEN TAKEN TO SECOND GM DEALERSHIP (GALLES CHEVROLET) ON 8/21/00, ALTERNATOR FAILED TEST AND REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND CAR STALLED AND TOWED TO GALLES CHEVROLET ON 9/22/00, FUSE LINK AT STARTER REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR STALLED AND TOWED TO GALLES CHEVROLET ON 10/04/00, ALTERNATOR FAILED TEST AND REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR WAS DRIVEN TO GALLES CHEVROLET ON 10/10/00, PCM REPLACED. IN ALL INSTANCES THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 10/17/00 BUT IS INTERMITTENT AND CAR HAS NOT STALLED TO DATE. LETTER SENT TO MANUFACTUER REQUESTING REPURCHASE OF VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAWS FOR FAILURE/INABILITY TO REPAIR THE SAME DEFECT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873533October 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. THEREAFTER VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL, VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR REPAIRS. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BOTTOM BEARING FELL OUT. *AK THE REASON FOR BEARING FALLING OUT WAS DUE TO SLOPPY ASSEMBLY BY THE MANUFACTURER. THAT IS THE BEARING WAS NOT PRESSED INTO PLACE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556218October 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT, CHEVROLET WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER FULLY DUE TO THE REPAIR WORK NOT BEING DONE AT A DEALER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556143October 16, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND WILL NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556083October 13, 2000
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO RODENTS ACCESSING THE AIR CONDITIONING /HEATING SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM DUE TO NESTING AND DEAD RODENTS, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE AND PREVENTED THE AIR CONDITIONER FROM FUNCTIONING, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE OR VENTILATION SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR PASSAGE TO THE INTERIOR SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872734October 11, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. NEEDLE WOULD GO ALL THE WAY PAST FULL WHEN IT'S FILLED. BUT WHEN DRIVING, CANNOT TELL IF TANK IS BEING EMPTY DUE TO NEEDLE NOT MOVING DOWNWARD. WAS NO INDICATION OF WHETHER FUEL WAS IN TANK OR NOT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A NEW PART, FUEL SENDER MODULE, WAS NEEDED & WOULD REPLACE IT WHEN IT CAME IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733900October 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
BRAKES FAILURE TO STOP, CAR SLIPS IN GEAR WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES, HORN SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK THEN IT STARTS TO WORK , HEADLIGHTS GO DIM WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED ,NOISE IN REAR AREA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733519October 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE THE COMPLETE CASE HISTORY IN EMAIL FORM, IF YOU NOTIFY ME OF YOU ADDRESS I WILL SEND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733525October 5, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGHT RECALL 98V027000 IS A VALID RECALL IT IS NOT CONECTED WITH MY VIN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872344October 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733399October 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 10/2/00 I HAD MY 95 CHEVY CAVALIER TOWED TO 2 DEALERS, BRYNER CHEVROLET (THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE WARRANTY) AND THEN TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, NE AUTO OUTLET BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ON 09/25/00 MY CAR BEGAN TO START WITH A HESITATION. EACH DAY THEREAFTER IT GOT WORSE. ON 09/25/00 I REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT THE BATTERY MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. THAT DID NOT HELP. BY THURSDAY THE PROBLEM WORSENED SO I CALLED BRYNER CHEVROLET AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. I COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL 10/3/00. ON 9/30/00 THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER START AT ALL. ON 10/2/00 I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BRYNER AND THEN TO NE AUTO OUTLET AS I STATED BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THAT NE AUTO OUTLET COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL 10/3/00. I RECEIVED A CALL AT 11:30AM FROM JOE DIDONATO AT NE THAT I NEEDED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND AN ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BAD COMPONENTS WERE DRAINING THE BATTERY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW SERPENTINE BELT. I HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED TWICE BEFORE AT BRYNER CHEVROLET ON 5SEP97 AND 6FEB98. IT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BELT ALMOST EVERY YEAR ON A 1995 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 27961 MILES ON IT. I DON'T EVEN DRIVE 5,000 MILES A YEAR. I FEEL THE SAME ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR. I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAZARD LAMP, LEAKING CYLINDER (HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED), AND PCM ASSY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BELT HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NOISE IN THE PULLEY AREA OF THE BELT. THE NOISE BEGAN AGAIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALLS ON THE HEAD GASKET AND PCM ASSY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872299October 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND ROLLED UP ONTO THE VEHICLE, AND ROLLED BY DOWN TO THE GROUND. SENSOR WENT OFF AND MODULE LIGHT CAME ON. BUT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE'S FRONT WAS SMASHED IN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THAT DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555345October 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STOPS AT TRAFFIC LIGHT AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES EVEN THOUGH FOOT IS CONSTANTLY ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WAS PUT IN TO PARK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871989October 2, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW DISLODGED & FLEW OUT OF THE BACK WHILE DRIVING 45MPH. ADHESIVE HAD MELTED FROM THE HEAT & MADE THE REAR WINDOW LOOSE. HAVE TAKEN PICTURES. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733073October 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU'LL GET STOPPED WHEN IT WANTS TO STOP. LAST OCCASSION OCCURED AT A 4 WAY STOP INTERSECTION, WHICH WAS THE ONLY REASON MY SISTER WAS NOT HIT. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. SPEED AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 5 MILES PER BASED ON THE SHAPE THAT THE RAILROAD TRACKS ARE IN THAT YOU MUST CROSS WHEN APPROACHING THE SECOND STOP SIGN. THIS SECOND STOP SIGN IS LOCATED LESS THAN 50 FEET FROM THE FIRST STOP. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BY THE DEALER, AND THE ABS CHECKED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY STOP THAT I HAD TO ACCOMPLISH WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, THEREFORE IT IS CONSIDERED SAFE TO OPERATE. I DISAGREE, AND FEEL THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IF YOU CAN NOT DEPEND ON THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784906September 29, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CONSUMER HAD A COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DEALER BELIEVES IT'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BUT IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND HAD TO SEND A PART AWAY TO BE SERVICED. . *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732882September 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING A ROUTINE STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A DRY SMOOTH ROAD, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AT LESS THAN 10 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE TO DOUBLE, RESULTING IN MINOR ACCIDENT, CAUSING $1560 DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732886September 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT BROKE, RESULTING IN 1200.00 REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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