Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#806750December 26, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
REPLACED THE STARTER FIVE TIMES; ALSO, TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEN TRIED TO TURN TO LOW BEAMS, BUT LOW BEAMS DID NOT GO ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806627December 23, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED OUT, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM AREA OF STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER COULD NOT TURN OFF LIGHTS, NOW, HAS NO LIGHTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806650December 23, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SHOULDER BELT HARNESS FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, WILL NOT PULL OUT TO LOCK/ LATCH TO BUCKLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806614December 20, 1996
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE TRYING TO PRESS THE HORN, HORN DID NOT RESPOND AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO INFLATE. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE AN AIRBAG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806569December 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HAS HAD HORN REPLACED 3 TIMES, DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPIENING ON INVOICE. THEY KEEP SPECIFYING HARM CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN HORN AND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513002December 17, 1996
WHEELS
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806450December 17, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILURE; ON DRY PAVEMENT LET GO WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, TWO ACCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED BECAUSE OF ABS FAILURE. THE SERVICE SHOP SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES,THE BRAKES HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806342December 13, 1996
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WAS LOOSE, HEARD A LOUD SOUND, ENTIRE TIRE HAD EXPLODED & FLEW OFF RIM, DAMAGED/BROKE RIM, NONE OF TIRES REMAINED, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. GOODYEAR TIRE - P195/65R15. HAVE INVOICES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512190December 12, 1996
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXTERIOR FINISH ON VEHICLE HAS DEGRADED SEVERELY DESPITE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806150December 11, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHILE DRIVING HORN PAD FELL OUT AND STUCK IN STEERING WHEEL, FROZE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, RIPPED OFF DIFFERENTIAL, SPEED 30 MPH, NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512159December 10, 1996
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROERLY IN SNOW OR FREEZING TEMPERATURES, MECHANICAL PARTS FREEZE UP, RESULTING IN POOR/NO VISIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806010December 9, 1996
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLACED, TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED, AND A RECALL ON PISTON PIN, CONSUMER FEELS THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE SOME TYPE OF RESPONSBIILTY SINCE THIS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511787December 5, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512477December 4, 1996
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
TIE ROD FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512263December 4, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
LOW BEAM SWITCH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#805863December 3, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN FUSE BOX, UNDER THE DASH GETS HOT . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804232December 2, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN GOING AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN A COLLISION, AIR BAG HIT DRIVER'S CHIN AND CAUSED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#512039November 27, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
ABS LIGHT COME ON, NOW IT WORKS FINE, BUT THE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511837November 27, 1996
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#511998November 27, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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