Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10382870February 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LOSE ACCELERATION. I GOT OFF AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND AS I PASSED THROUGH THE EXIT INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE DIED. I COASTED INTO A GAS STATION, WHERE THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER AND THEN DIE RIGHT AWAY. AFTER 15 MINUTES IT NO LONGER TURNED OVER....THE TOW TRUCK MAN TRIED IT. TURNS OUT THE FUEL PUMP IS SHOT AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 03 CAVALIERS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382752February 15, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN ALMOST ONE YEAR LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382773February 15, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD THREE CRACKS IN IT WHICH ALLOWED COLD AIR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BECOME FOGGY MAKING VISIBILITY POOR. THERE WAS A CRACK LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE OTHER TWO CRACKS WERE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD BY THE DEFROST VENT WHICH FAILED TO MINIMIZE THE FOG. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE COVERED BUT LATER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THE CASE WAS CLOSED, THE COST WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382497February 13, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH SEVERE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE DASH BOARD BODY. THE PROBLEM IS NOT SIMPLY A CRACK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD PANEL (WHICH IS COMMON ON THESE CARS), BUT THE ENTIRE DASH IS CRACKING FROM WITHIN AND THROUGHOUT THE BODY OF THE DASH. AFTER RECENTLY REMOVING THE TOP PART OF THE DASH, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT EVEN THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG UNIT IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AWAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. ALL OF THE PLASTIC WITHIN THE BODY OF THE DASH IS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND PIECES OF PLASTIC ACTUALLY FALL IN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY SINCE IT IS NO LONGER SECURED CORRECTLY AND THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382498February 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
JUST PURCHASED 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER....2 WEEKS AS AN OWNER...I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR PARKED AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS READING 40-60MPH..HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD OFFER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR GIVE EVERY OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE A BETTER CAR..I HAVE NO INCLINATION AS TO HOW FAST I AM GOING ON THE EXPRESSWAY PERIOD..I FEEL THAT I AM DOING 55 BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 100 OR BETTER..THIS IS RIDICULOUS...I'M EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE I AM PAYING A NOTE ON THIS VEHICLE AND AM AT RISK, UNWILLINGLY AND UNPREDICTABLY FOR A TICKET AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE UNSETTLING COMFORT DRIVING DUE TO AN UNREADABLE SPEEDOMETER...SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE GENERAL MOTORS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS..OH MY GOODNESS...I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS WHO HAS TO GET AROUND AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I DID NOT FORESEE WHEN I PUT DOWN FOR THIS CAR!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381336February 9, 2011
CHILD SEAT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHICCO KEYFIT 30 CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 05-07903-7200070, MANUFACTURED 10/01/2009. THE CHILD WAS SECURED IN A REARFACING INFANT CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT EQUIPPED WITH A SUN VISOR. THE PLASTIC TUBING WITHIN THE SUN VISOR FABRIC SLIPPED OUT AND THE CHILD INSERTED THE LONG PLASTIC TUBING INSIDE OF THE MOUTH. THE CHILD SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE FACE DURING THE HANDLING OF THE PLASTIC TUBING. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10381107February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, GAUGES STARTED GOING HAYWIRE AROUND 50K MILES. TEMP GAUGE SOARED AND I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR "TO LET IT COOL OFF." MY SON WAS VIOLENTLY ILL AT THE TIME AND WE HAD GONE TO PICK HIM UP ON HIS JOB BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DRIVE HOME AND WE NEEDED TO GET HIM TO A DOCTOR ASAP. WHAT A NIGHTMARE! WE CONSIDERED GETTING A RENTAL AND CALLING A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAVALIER HOME, BUT WHEN WE COULD FIND NO SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, WE PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION. THIS CONTINUED TO OCCUR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. SEEMS THE NEEDLES HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THERE ARE MULTITUDES OF ONLINE COMPAINTS ABOUT THIS DEFECT. I WISH EVERYONE HAD FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. BUT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BY CHEVROLET. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE PARTS (WHICH ONLY THEY CAN DO) AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER OF $500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381205February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380901February 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER INOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379419January 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,244.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379224January 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. CONSUMER STATES TEMP GAUGE LOOSES ITS BEARINGS AND ENDS UP OVER IN THE SPEEDOMETER AREA AND SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT GO PASS 11 MPH *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378619January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
96,000 MILES FUEL PUMP FAILS WHILE SITTING IDLE IN DRIVE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378302January 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER AND TEMP GUAGE ARE SPUN ALL THE WAY AROUND SHOWING THAT MY CAR IS ALWAYS GOING 150 MPH AND ITS RUNNING AT 500 DEGREES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378059January 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER I AM THE FIRST OWNER. THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD STOPPED WORKING. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE GAS GAUGE THEN FINALLY ALL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378084January 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP FAILURE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE DYING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO RESTART. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WITH ABOUT A HALF TANK OF GAS WHEN THE ENGINE DIED IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR BUT NOT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD THAT BE POSSIBLE. THE CAR AS AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT AND A COMPLETE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE IN OPERATION IS UNACCEPTABLE ON A VEHICLE UNDER TEN YEARS OLD WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377178January 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS OVER 120 MILES AND BEYOND EVEN WHEN STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377040January 18, 2011
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE CLOUDY UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE GEAR WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER IT WAS STARTED. IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS THE CONTACT HAD TO BANG ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BLOWER MOTOR AND NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE MECHANISMS WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 195,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377618January 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE WINTER OF 2009, MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. AS I WOULD DECELERATE, MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD MAINTAIN POSITION AT THE LAST HIGHEST SPEED AND UPON ACCELERATION, THE NEEDLE WOULD INCLINE AGAIN FROM THAT POINT. THIS PATTERN REPEATS ITSELF UNTIL THE NEEDLE COMPLETELY CIRCLES AROUND PAST 110 MPH TO GET ITSELF STUCK ON THE PLASTIC PORTION BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER. FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T OCCUR OFTEN THAT WINTER; HOWEVER THE NEXT WINTER IT WAS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE, SO MUCH SO THAT I BEGIN TO NAVIGATE SPEED BASED ON RPM. THIS WINTER, THAT IS OF NO USE BECAUSE BOTH MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES ARE MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL AS MY GAS GAUGE. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARM, THEY BEGIN TO FUNCTION ONCE AGAIN BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND CONTINUOUSLY TURN THE KEY WITHOUT IGNITING THE STARTER FOR THE GAUGES TO RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION A FEW NOTCHES AT A TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE UNDERCARRIAGE WASHED AT A CAR WASH BUT WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT I MAY HAVE TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD MODULE/CLUSTER BY A GENTLEMAN WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. I HOPE THIS CORRECTS MY ISSUE BUT IT WOULD SEEM THAT, WITH SO MANY CAVALIER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, A SOLUTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REACHED BY NOW. IT TAKES CONSIDERABLE TIME, COST, AND PATIENCE TO HANDLE THESE MALFUNCTIONS WHEN THE DEALERSHIPS THEMSELVES CAN NOT PROVIDE THEIR CUSTOMERS INSIGHT ON SUCH A COMMON ISSUE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376981January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTION 1MONTH AGO, WENT HALF WAY TO THE RIGHT OF FULL UPON FILL UP, HAVE BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF GAS BY TRIP MILES.THIS FUEL GAUGE IS HALTING THE TEMP GAUGE FROM RISING TO NORMAL. TODAY 1/17/11 STARTED CAR THIS MORNING AND SPEED GAUGE IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN TO STEERING WHEEL. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE 8 MINUTES TO WORK ALL THE TIME THE DASH WAS GOING CRAZY THE MILEAGE SPOT HAD THE WORD ERROR ON IT,& EVERY LIGHT WAS ON, THE DASHBOARD- ALL OF THEM. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME WITH THIS CAR. GM IS AWARE AND DOING NOTHING.I HAVE FOUND OUT BY LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET TONIGHT. THROUGH MY RESEARCH IM GUESSING I NEED A DASH CLUSTER AT THE COST OF 500.00. I FEEL A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD LAST FOR AT LEAST 10 YRS, MY CAR IS 6YRS OLD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376854January 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER LS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE WACKY ALL THE GAUGES ARE TO THE RIGHT AND YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, WHAT THE TEMP IS. ONLY HAVE 19,000 MILES ON THE THING AND THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS I SEE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM , I THINK GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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