Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#522976January 9, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522911January 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKE HOSE FAILED, ALSO ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820352January 7, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING DOWN A PAVED DIRT ROAD (LEVELED NO POT HOLES) AT 10-15 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT A SIX YEAR OLD, SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT RISK AND SCRATCHES ON HIS FACE. THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE HAS BROKEN TOOTH AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN SEATLE FOR REPAIRS, AND AN AGENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO GO TO WASHINGTON STATE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS IT ARIVES IN WASHINGTON STATE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#820320January 6, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SEATS
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A POSSUM, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT ON AN EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE IN HALF. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527250December 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527128December 30, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS
HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED AFTER RECALL REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820173December 30, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, WITHOUT VEHICLE COLLISION OCCURRING, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821074December 30, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHENEVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 40MPH, WOULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING. THEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALWAYS GO TO THE RIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE RACK AND PINION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527559December 27, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNSPECIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817933December 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING BRAKES. THE PEDAL STICKS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527488December 21, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER VEHICLE HAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MINUTES, IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE THEN THE ENGINE FAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819159December 19, 1997
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TEETH INSIDE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ARE STRIPPED OUT . WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL POPS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820062December 19, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDOW WHEN IT DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 18 DAYS AND HE STILL HAS NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE FROM THEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#526803December 18, 1997
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LIGHT SWITCH BUTTON/RING FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605691December 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526983December 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING CAR TO SKID, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#526964December 16, 1997
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DOOR HINGE SEPERATED FROM MOUNTING PLATE IN DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526155December 15, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP PRIOR TO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526186December 15, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE LATCH WORN EXCESSIVELY, PREVENTING IT FROM STAYING CLOSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819924December 11, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT FRONT ENGINE MOUNT BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK DRIVESHAFT HIT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD PUTTING A 2 INCH HOLE IN IT, ENGINE ALSO HIT FIREWALL DENTING IT, THE STEERING CONTROL WAS AFFECTED AND ALMOSTE CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, THE UPPER RH ENGINE MOUNT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN INTERNALLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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