Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#849635September 30, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WAS AT STOP POSITION & STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE STEERING WHEEL PPED OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO JERK RIGHT OR LEFT INTO OTHER LANE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.IT IS INTERMITTENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712604September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO DEFECT 50% PAID BY MANUFACTURER **** DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR SHAKES RENDERING IT USELESS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ****** HEAD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT SLOWLY OVER TIME/DEALER REPLACED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN. UNSURE OF OTHER DAMAGE LEAK CAUSED TO COOLING SYSTEM (I.E. WATER PUMP) ******* DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS MISALIGNED AND LEAKED WATER / DEALER STOPPED WATER LEAK, BUT STILL MISALIGNED TODAY -CAR HAD HISTORY OF SAME REPAIR TWICE BY PREVIOUS OWNER, SAID DEALER ******** UNEXPLAINED RATTLING METALLIC SOUND DURING COLD STARTS FROM FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT/DEALER STATED NO APPARENT PROBLEM,CONTINUES TODAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849104September 29, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN AN UP POSITION, FORCING DRIVER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849150September 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712425September 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
REPLACE HEAD GASKET 10/96, WATER PUMP AND HOSES 07/99 AND STILL LOOSES COOLANT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848849September 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES PEDAL NEARLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE STOPPING, VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712336September 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK A ROUND HEAD GASKET / VALV GASKET LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848793September 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
STARTER WAS REPLACED, AND DID NOT FIT PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE STARTER TO COM ELOOSE/ SHAKE. BOLTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712249September 27, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLENT LEAK FROM RIGHT FROM HEAD GASGET. HAVE TO ADD COOLENT TO KEEP RESEVOIR FULL AT COLD LEVEL. DEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848482September 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASED. DEALER STILL NOT FIND THE CAUSE. HOWEVER, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848485September 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE'STRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION, BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SINCE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 54,000 MILES OF WEAR. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846447September 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GLUE OF FUEL LINE HAS COME LOOSE, CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY 50 FEET BEHIND VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A FIRE HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848316September 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848399September 22, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
LEVER ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT THAT ADJUSTS THE SEATBACK, STICKS OUT AND INTERFERES WITH EXITING AND ENTERING OF THE DRIVER INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848417September 22, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN STEERING SLIPS, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE EVO SENSOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848436September 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848266September 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, STEERING:LINKAGES, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
BRAKES PADS/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THERE IS ALOT OF VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. ALSO, ENGINE DIES OUT, AND TIE RODS BENT OUT OF POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848303September 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUIDS TO SPRAY ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF RADITOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844936September 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ERRATIC OPERATION OF ABS SYSTEM ; SOUND WOULD COME FROM THE WHEEL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711675September 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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