Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2001)

243 consumer complaints on file.

#10110686February 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BREAKS OF MY 2001 CAVALIER A VIBRATION IS CAUSED AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE WHO OWNS A 2001 CAVALIER AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO HER CAR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE HIT ANYONE YET BUT IT GETS REALLY CLOSE ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPING FAST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109901February 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, EQUIPMENT
MY CAR HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING UP PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS SLOW TO START UP AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY DYING AGAIN. ON DECEMBER 2004 WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT REFUSED TO START. WE CALLED FOR A BOOST, AND THE AAA DRIVER TOLD US IT WASN'T OUR BATTERY BUT OUR FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, SINCE IT WAS A 2001 CAR WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT. WHEN WE ASKED VARIOUS MECHANICS ABOUT THE COST OF FIXING THE FUEL PUMP ON OUR CAVALIER THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS SO NEW. HOWEVER, IT WAS. THIS CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY EXCESSIVE TROUBLE IN HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF THE CAR FOR THE FEW DAYS IT TOOK TO GET IT REPAIRED. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO SHELL OUT NEARLY $640 TO FIX IT. WE HAD TO GET A WHOLE NEW FUEL PUMP AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL GAS PUMP. THE MECHANIC SAID, "WON'T START, WOULD NOT JUMP START. CK FUEL AND IGNITION SYSTEMS AND FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE. CK FUEL SYSTEM WIRING. R&R FUEL TANK AND REPLACE FAULTY FUEL PUMP. INSTALL NEW FUEL FILTER." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096667January 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLEW AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THERE WAS LEAKING COMPRESSION AT THE HEAD GASKET. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106241January 12, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
(2) AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR, GO TO PUT IN DRIVE CAR KEEPS HESITATING, LOSING POWER, THEN AFTER IT WARMS UP IT DRIVES FINE, (POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP ISSUES).CAR BEGINS TO STALL, AND WILL NOT START. ALL PLUGS, PLUG WIRES, AIR FILTER, SENSORS, AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH EMISSIONS HAS BEEN REPLACED, STILL DOES THE SAME PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND DID NOT FIND AN ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106238January 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
(1) WHILE DRIVING, GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR SMALL POT HOLES, CAR BEGINGS TO MAKE A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE UP IN THE FRONT WHEEL AREA AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FREEZE AND CAUSE CAR TO SKID ON DRY OR WET CONDITIONS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYS LIT THEN GOES OFF AFTER DRIVING A PERIOD OF TIME. (BUT NO NOISE) TOOK TO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, AS OF TODAY, CAR CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME INCIDENT. BEEN GOING OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 2YRS. HAD BRAKES SERVICED, NEW PADS AND ROTORS TURNED, MADE THINGS WORSE.. CAR WOBBLES WHEN COMMING TO A STOP. ALSO CAR GRABS AND LETS OFF WHEN STOPPING, FEELS LIKE IT'S PUSHING THEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKES OFF AND ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102192December 5, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR WOULD RUN FINE AND THEN NOT START. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100162November 18, 2004
STEERING
CLUNKING FELT IN STEERING WHEN TURNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099436November 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094562October 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V036000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS CHARGED FOR LABOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $171.00, AND $156.00 FOR THE PARTS. DONNA WILLIAMS WAS THE CONTACT PERSON AT GWATNEY CHEVROLET, COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS TN 38128, 901-387-2000. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097514October 22, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096113October 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TWO DAYS AGO, MY ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT MY ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODUEL (EBCM) WAS BAD AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ONE. GIVEN THAT MY CAR IS A 2001 CAVALIER WITH LESS THAN 47,000 MILES, THEY SAID THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL. REPAIRS WILL BE OUTRAGEOUSELY EXPENSIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095477September 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODOMETER LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *BF ODOMETER NUMERALS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE ODOMETER OFTEN LOOKED LIKE IT WAS 29999 BECAUSE THE LAST NUMERALS WERE NOT WORKING PROPLERLY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094094September 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL 04V036000 CONCERNING IGNITION FAILURE. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL UNLESS $35.00 WAS PAID UP FRONT TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090726September 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DRIVING ON 4 LANE INTERSTAT IN CENTER LANE WHEN FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING AS CARS DOING IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH FLEW BY ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL INTO RIGHT LANE, THEN SHOLDER TO CALL AAA FOR A TOW. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE CARS BEHIND WERE NOT OBSERVANT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089734August 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER ON 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL WORK. THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE DEALER HAD REPLACED ALL THE GAUGES IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DID NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIR OTHER THAN THE RECALL REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY COULD START A FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $500. FOR WORK HE DID NOT AUTHORIZE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086832August 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, EQUIPMENT
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR BEGINS TO JERK AND IT MAKES STOPPING DISTANCE EXTREMELY LONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082586July 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS WILL RUST AND PIT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RAIN OR IN VERY HUMID WEATHER IF CAR IS NOT USED TO RUB OFF RUST. PITTED ROTOR CAUSES HEAVY VIBRATION WHENEVER I APPLY THE BRAKE. TO CORRECT PROBLEM I MUST HAVE ROTORS RESURFACED OR REPLACED OFTEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081499July 7, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED THERE WILL BE A CLANKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT STEERING IS SOME TIMES LOOSE AT ANY SPEED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND CLAIMED THAT A RACK AND PINION STEERING COLUMN WAS NEEDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080284July 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER RECALL#04V036000 WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO START THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081861June 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT REPAIRING THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION SYSTEM WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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