Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1996)

503 consumer complaints on file.

#546066May 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION RECALL COMPONENT, HOWEVER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY RECEIVING REPAIR WORK. MJS (98V-319)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706617May 18, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. FOUR DAYS LATER, WHEN OIL CHANGE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR LEAK. DEALER SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837984May 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
A VALVE INSIDE THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM IS STUCK, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE INOPERATIVE AND ALLOWING IT TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706524May 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL LEAK AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND A CRACKED HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706430May 12, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED, REQUESTS RECALL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705998April 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR HAD A "HARD START" WHEN COLD. CONCERNED BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET STRANDED, ASSUMING THAT 1/4 FULL TANK OF GAS WAS ENOUGH TO START CAR - ESPECIALLY THOSE TRANSPORTING CHILDREN, LIKE I DO. AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED (BY DEALER), IT STARTED BETTER THAN WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. HAD BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. NOTE: WHY DOES THE FUEL PUMP SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS. MY FATHER HAS A 1995 CHEVROLET TRUCK, TAHOE THAT ALSO NEEDED THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE WORTH INVESTIGATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836875April 20, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRIVING ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT INCREASES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705377April 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR CRACKED IN SAME SPOT ALONG WITH DOOR SILLS ON ALL DOORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705172April 1, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 60 MPH, HIT TREE RIGHT IN MIDDLE OF THE HOOD, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER, 17 YEARS OLD, SUFFERED SEVERE INTERNAL AND FACIAL INJURIES, PASSENGER,12 YEARS OLD, SUFFERED COMPOUND FRACTURE OF LEG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#835717March 11, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT/OIL PRESSURE VALVE BLEW UP AND OIL IS ALL OVER/COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS NOT YET REMEDIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704232March 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY NINE MONTHS THE CAR NEEDS A NEW BRAKE CHANGE, THE CHRYSLER CREDIT CORP HAS NEVER GIVEN US A RECEIPT ON HOW MUCH MORE TO PAY AND WHEN WE CALL THEM UP, THEY WOULD NOT TELL US HOW MUCH MORE TO GO FOR THE PAYMENTS, THEY ALSO KNOW THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THEN THEY WOULD CHANGE CONSTANTLY WHERE THE PAYMENT SHOULD GO. I JUST WISHED THEY WOULD STOP THAT. IT IS LIKE A HOUSE LOAN, WE HAVE CHANGED MORTAGAGER FOUR TIMES AND THIS IS GETTING VERY STRESSFUL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704185March 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PART BROKE WITH NO WARNING - RESULTS IN NO POWER AT ALL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC- MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL CAVALIERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835499March 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD STOPPED FOR NO REASON. WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT 43,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD WORN OUT & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704031March 4, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT WIRING SHORTED ON BRACKET WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CHEVROLET SAID "TOO BAD" CHARGED $73.53 TO FIX WIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835447March 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY,.WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S NECK/BACK AND SPINE. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SMASHED OUT FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING POSTIVE TO SAY. ALSO VEHICLE WAS PART OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. NHTSA RECALL # 98V 146 000. SEEKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#835376March 1, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY GO OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703788February 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN ALL EFFORT TO RESOLVE SITUATION AND WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE BOUGHT INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE AND HORN FAILURE. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS VECHICLE IS A LEMON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544059February 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, ONE INCIDENT DESTROYED WATER PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835081February 19, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAY ON, BUT SEEMS TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. OCCUPANT IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543939February 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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