Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#711545September 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD LEAKS FROM THE AREA ABOVE THE REARVIEW MIRROR. WATER COLLECTS AND EVENTUALLY DRIPS ONTO THE GEARSHIFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711546September 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN PAD AND INTERNAL ASSEMBLY FALL OFF OCCASIONALLY AND CONTINUE TO BE LOOSE. AWAITING NEXT DEFECT....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711547September 19, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK WHEN POWER LOCK IS PRESSED. MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. OCCURS EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711548September 19, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK AND FALL FORWARD WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711549September 19, 1999
SEATS
PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK AND FALLS FORWARD WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711596September 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK, DIAGNOSED AS BAD HEAD GASKET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711542September 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
FAILURE OF ORIGNAL, AND 2 FOLLOWING ALTERNATORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711543September 18, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPERS DO NOT WORK ON DELAY OR LOW SPEEDS. ONLY ON HIGH. WASHER WILL NOT SPRAY FLUID UNLESS WIPERS ARE ON HIGH. OCCASIONALLY WIPERS WILL WORK ON LOW OR DELAY, HOWEVER; THEY WILL STICK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844091September 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING KEY OUT OF IGNITION .CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847761September 15, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE WARNING HAZRAD LIGHTS ARE ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, DISABLING THE VEHICLES ABS BRAKES, AND ALLOWING FOR EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847848September 15, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V146000 AND CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE ON DATE GIVEN. REPAIRS FOR AIRBAG WAS DONE. WAS DRIVING 45MPH & KEEPING TIME TO MUSIC BY HITTING STEERING WHEEL, WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WENT RIGHT & THEN LEFT & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD ARM & KNEE INJURIES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. VEHICLE IN STORAGE FOR 3 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#847632September 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A "METAL TO METAL" SOUND, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847705September 14, 1999
SEAT BELTS
NOTICED LATCHING PLATE & BUCKLE WOULD GET VERY HOT FROM SUN SHINING THROUGH WINDSHIELD. CAN NOT LATCH BUCKLE UNTIL BUCKLE HAS COOLED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711361September 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847590September 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548439September 9, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY, MISALIGNED CAUSING CLOSURE PROBLEMS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843111September 9, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LATCHES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847355September 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARK THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL IS SOFT AND HARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847082September 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS A LEAK FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THAT IS LEAKING IN THE ENGINE, AND ALSO THE FUMES ARE BACKING INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609671September 8, 1999
TIRES
FLAT TIRE ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. B.F. GOODRICH TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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