Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2002)

196 consumer complaints on file.

#10113822March 9, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DRIVER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112446March 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR
ON NOV 12, 2004, MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY AND OUR 02 CHEVY CAVALIER LS SPORT COUPE WENT OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING A BAD CRASH INSIDE OF A TUNNEL. THE TIRES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, THE CAR HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND THE WEATHER WAS FINE. AFTER JUST GETTING OUR CAR BACK FROM BEING IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS TO THE FRONT END FOR THREE MONTHS (DUE TO EXCESSIVE DAMAGE), WE TOOK THE CAR TO GET INSPECTED AND IT FAILED BECAUSE HEY FOUND THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING IS DAMAGED AND WILL COST ALMOST $500 TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THAT THIS BEARING HAD BEEN GOING BAD. WE HAD A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO BUT IT WAS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TWO BEARINGS COULD HAVE WENT BAD SO QUICKLY, AS THE CAR WAS ONLY ABOUT A YEAR OLD WHEN THE FIRST ONE WENT. THIS SECOND ONE WENT A YEAR LATER, MAKING THE CAR ABOUT 2 1/2 YRS OLD. WE BELIEVE NOW THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT...IF "SPALLING" OR "BRINELLING" OCCURRED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE SAID IT WAS ALMOST LIKE HYDROPLANING-HE FELT THE REAR OF THE CAR KIND OF SLIDE OR WIGGLE TO THE SIDE AND THAT'S WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE REPAIRING IN ORDER TO SEE IF THIS WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY WENT BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE AND SEE IF THE OTHER TWO ARE GOING TO NEXT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112223February 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SINCE PURCHASING MY 2002 CAVALIER I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS TURNED (2) TIMES AND THEY ARE IN NEED OF IT AGAIN (THIRD TIME). I HAVE ONLY PUT 39450 MILES ON MY CAR AND AFTER THE SECOND TIME I BEGAN TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT BRAKING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. I HAVE BEEN DOWNSHIFTING WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS INSTEAD OF APPLYING MY BRAKES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS IS OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD TO REPLACE MY DISC BRAKES ONE TIME. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE IN WHICH I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED SO FREQUENTLY. ESPECIALLY SINCE APPROX 10000 MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES WHERE VERY LITTLE BRAKING OCCURS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110602February 15, 2005
STEERING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
BOUGHT VEHICLE AT 48,048MILES...2 WEEKS AFTER BUYING VEHICLE, STEERING KNUCKLE ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MAKE CLICKING AND HIGH PITCHED NOISE UNDER COASTING AND SLOWING OF VEHICLE. DEALER IS REPLACING STEERING KNUCKLE ON VEHICLE UNDER WARRENTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111489February 14, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP OR DOWN ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER PRESSED THE REMOTE CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111076February 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE BLINKER ASSEMBLY UNIT IS BURNING OUT THE BULB ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE EVERY OTHER DAY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WHO WANTS TO CHARGE THE OWNER $34.00 JUST TO LOOK AT THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108430February 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER WINDOWS FAIL - THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I AM RETURNING MY CAR TO THE DEALER, NESSINGER CHEVORLET, MEDFORD, NY FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITHIN A TIMEFRAME OF LESS THAN A YEAR. THIS TIME IT'S FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR THAT FAILED, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY TELL ME THE PROBLEM IS THIS TIME, I'M SURE IT WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE FOR THEM TO CHARGE ME WITH. THIS WINDOW IS OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. THIS CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE NOT TO MENTION A MAJOR INCONVEINENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108354February 1, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND COULD NOT STEER IT BACK ONTO HIGHWAY, CAR HIT TELEPHONE POLE AND I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108110January 28, 2005
STEERING
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL COULD HEAR GRINDING NOISE. DEALER GREASED THE PROBLEM WHICH WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE. WHEN THE NOISE CAME BACK THE DEALER SAID THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS 58000 MILES . THE STEERING HAS BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SAFTEY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106529January 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-75 AT APPROX 75-78 MPH WITH MY CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL SET, I CHANGED LANES TO GO AROUND A SLOWER VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME I WAS ALSO COMING UP TO A VEHICLE IN THE LANE I SWITCHED TO SO WHEN I TAPPED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL IT DID NOT DISENGAGE, SO I RAPIDLY STARTING PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE END OF THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM WHICH DID NOT SLOW ME DOWN EITHER-I TURNED THE BUTTON OF ON THE CRUISE CONTROL IT DID NOT SHUT OFF! I GOT OVER INTO THE SLOW LANE TO PREPARE TO EXIT THE X-WAY BY LITERALLY STANDING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL AND I COULD ONLY GET IT DOWN TO ABOUT 58 MPH WITH MY RPM'S STILL AT OVER 3000 WHEN I EXITED I GOT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER I WAS GOING TO FAST STILL TO PROPERLY PLACE THE CAR AND I DECIDED I NEEDED TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT IT OFF, I MISSED NEUTRAL AND WENT INTO REVERSE AT 58-60 MPH IT JOLTED US BACKWARDS I QUICK REACHED DOWN AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND WE FLEW FORWARD AND AT THAT POINT I CRAMMED THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK AT 60 MPH- MY ENGINE WAS ROARING AND YOU COULD SMELL NOTHING BUT BURNING. MY FATHER DROVE TO WHERE WE WERE AND SINCE HE IS RETIRED G.M. REPAIR PERSON HE KNEW HOW TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE AND HE HAD ME FOLLOW HIM AND SAID EVERYTHING SEEMED OK- I NOW HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR TO TEAM HODGES CHEVROLET WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FOR THEM TO INSPECT AND A REPORT HAS BEEN MADE TO CHEVROLET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111057January 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM (ETS). *NM WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON THE VEHICLE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, WHICH OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104712December 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
SINCE PURCHASING MY 2002 VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY PUT A NEW BATTERY, NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW TIRES (ACCEPTABLE) TWO SETS OF BRAKES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL IS ON AND NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY SO THEREFORE I CAN'T GET AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL LIGHT IS OFF. HELP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105432December 28, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104108December 19, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT, I DO NOT FEEL THAT AFTER 2 YEARS THE MOTOR SHOULD BE BAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103359December 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT ABOUT 45 MPH, CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL. RESULTS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER SHOWED THAT TIMING CHAIN SHATTERED, TEARING UP THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103162December 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107112December 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT ETS (ELECTRONIC TRACTION SYSTEM) CAME ON. REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ETS. *BF NAR *JLS THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AN CLEANED BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN WHICH IT DID NOT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105555December 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TRACTION OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM BUT THE REPAIRS MADE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM. *BF THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT SINCE THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THE FULL AMOUNT. *NM *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103589November 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THERE WERE ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM PROBLEMS WHICH WERE CONTINUOUS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ETS. *BF THE TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT HAD ALSO COME ON. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101497November 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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