Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (1995)

270 consumer complaints on file.

#739764January 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE REPLACED 5 HEAD GASKETS NOW ON MY CHEVROLET CAVALIER. COMPANY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BY ONLY UP TO 92,000 MILES. DUE TO THE PAST HISTORY I KNOW THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET IN THE FUTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878289January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD NOTICED FLUID ON GROUND. LIFTED HOOD AND GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT & DOWN ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC INDICATED HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. REPAIRED HEAD GASKETS AND ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739427January 16, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN ON HIGHWAY CAR WENT TO THE OTHER LANE COULD NOT CONTROL VEHICLE .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739095January 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738702January 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED FROM EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN 1 YEAR LATER AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876528December 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING IN SAME DIRECTION AS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. LEFT FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT RIGHT REAR OF OTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJUREIS. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT. POLICE REPOT WAS FILLED OUT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737376December 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875201November 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY FALLING APART, THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. DISC WAS RUSTED AND COMING APART IN LAYERS. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 21MILES AND AT 45MILES, NEEDED CHANGE AGAIN. CONSUMER FELT IT MAY HAVE BEE A MANUFACTURER'D DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735865November 6, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BACKS DO NOT LOCK IN POSITION. MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS IS THEDESIGN, BUT SEATS ON A 1997 CAVALIER 2-DOOR DO LOCK. THE FLOPPY SEATS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733399October 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 10/2/00 I HAD MY 95 CHEVY CAVALIER TOWED TO 2 DEALERS, BRYNER CHEVROLET (THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE WARRANTY) AND THEN TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, NE AUTO OUTLET BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ON 09/25/00 MY CAR BEGAN TO START WITH A HESITATION. EACH DAY THEREAFTER IT GOT WORSE. ON 09/25/00 I REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT THE BATTERY MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. THAT DID NOT HELP. BY THURSDAY THE PROBLEM WORSENED SO I CALLED BRYNER CHEVROLET AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. I COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL 10/3/00. ON 9/30/00 THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER START AT ALL. ON 10/2/00 I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BRYNER AND THEN TO NE AUTO OUTLET AS I STATED BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THAT NE AUTO OUTLET COULD NOT LOOK AT THE CAR UNTIL 10/3/00. I RECEIVED A CALL AT 11:30AM FROM JOE DIDONATO AT NE THAT I NEEDED AN IGNITION SWITCH AND AN ALTERNATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BAD COMPONENTS WERE DRAINING THE BATTERY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW SERPENTINE BELT. I HAD THE SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED TWICE BEFORE AT BRYNER CHEVROLET ON 5SEP97 AND 6FEB98. IT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BELT ALMOST EVERY YEAR ON A 1995 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 27961 MILES ON IT. I DON'T EVEN DRIVE 5,000 MILES A YEAR. I FEEL THE SAME ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR. I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAZARD LAMP, LEAKING CYLINDER (HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED), AND PCM ASSY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BELT HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NOISE IN THE PULLEY AREA OF THE BELT. THE NOISE BEGAN AGAIN A FEW DAYS AFTER THE RECALLS ON THE HEAD GASKET AND PCM ASSY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731017September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN FEB 2000 THE FRONT AXLE OF MY CAR BROKE WHILE IT WAS BING BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. PRIOR TO THAT IT HAD MADE A LARGE CLUNKING NOISE ON A FEW OCCASIONS. AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD SEVERAL VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS MADE IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING . I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO BE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOL IT WAS THE TIMING BELT, AND THAT THE WHEELS AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE REPLACED THE WHEELS AND BEARINGS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT THE TIMING BELT AS WE DID NOT AGREE THAT IT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A LOUD CLINK AND SHAKING OF THE CAR. AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL AND BEARING THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND PULL ON THE FRONT END A ND CLUNK. WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO A NEW MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SEVERLY WORN, AND THEY FELT THAT THE ENGINE MOVING AROUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CAUSING THE CLUNKING SOUND. THEY ALSO FELT THE BROKEN MOUNTS ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO STRIKE THE AXLE LEADING TO IT BREAKING IN FEB. THE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE NEW MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THIS PART ON QUITE A FEW 95 CAVALIERS. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726800August 6, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS 95 CAVALIER WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL #99088 CONCERNING THE PCM. THEY PERFORMED A VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THAT TIME AND NOTED UNDER "MAJOR SERVICE" THAT IT HAS A "BAD HEAD GASKET LEAK." WE HAVE KEPT IT UNDER CONTROL USING AFTERMARKET STOP-LEAK TYPE PRODUCTS, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON FAILURE, DOES A RECALL EXIST TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT? I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866576August 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AAMCO, A MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION SNAPPED IN HALF. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT 24,000 MILE,ON 08/11/97. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726184July 28, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#725588July 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PUMPS BACK AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ABS ACCUMULATOR HAS EXPLODED AND IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM SEEN WITH THIS CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552950July 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND COOLANT LEAKAGE DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE HEAD GASKET AS STATED IN TSB #98054 AND 97054A. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865063July 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN , DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITON, BUT VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING ,WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOWED TRUCK CAME TO PICK UP VEHICLE, AND NOTICE THAT STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALSO, COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. DEFECT POSSIBLY CAUSED BY IGNITION BURNING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864691July 3, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT END. OWNER FOUND THAT RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE WHICH CAUSED RIGHT AXLE AND CV BOOT TO BE DAMAGED. RIGHT AXLE WAS REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. ALSO, CV BOOT WOULD BE REPLACED. SAME PROBLEM IS STARTING TO OCCUR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724692June 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
BEFORE PUTTING MY DOWN PAYMENT ON THIS CAR THE SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT THIS CAR RAN GREAT I TOOK IT FOR A SPIN AND IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD CAR AND I EVEN LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER AFTER BRINGING THE CAR HOME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND A LIGHT CAME ON READING THAT I NEEDED WATER IN THE CAR SO I HURRIED UP AND TRIED TO MAKE THE NEXT EXIT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL COMES SMOKE I MADE THE FIRST EXIT AND CAME TO A SHELL STATION OPENEND MY HOOD AND A HOSE WAS BUSTED AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING OUT. I CALLED BILLY BOB'S AND THEY WERE NICE ABOUT HAVING SOMEONE PICK IT UP AND THEY SENT IT TO ONE OF THERE SHOPS AND I CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO GET MY CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY MY FAN ON THE CAR AND THEY FIXED THE HOSE. DAYS LATER THE GUAGE ON MY CAR RED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL HOTT SO I GOT IT CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AFTER A THOROUGH LOOK HE FOUND THAT MY FAN HAD BEEN RIGED WITH A SPEAKER WIRE AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REWIRED AT THAT POINT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CASH SO I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. I TOOK IT TO BILLY BOB'S HOWEVER AND THEY HAD SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT AND THE REWIRED MY FAN AT BILLY BOB'S EXPENSE. WHILE THE MECHANICS CHECKED OUT MY CAR THEY FOUND THAT MY ENGINE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND THAT THE WORK WOULD COST ME ROUGHLY 800 DOLLARS. AFTER DISHING OUT ALL OF MY MONEY TO BILLY BOB'S FOR REPAIRS AND FOR MY CAR NOTES THAT LEFT ME BROKE SO I COULDN'T GET THE JOB DONE. THE MECHANICS TOLD ME TO KEEP WATER IN THE CAR AND GET THE JOB DONE ASAP OR MY ENGINE WILL GO OUT. I SPOKE WITH BILLY BOB'S AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP BUT THEY SAID NO BECAUSE I STILL OWE THEM ON THE TRANSMISSION JOB THAT I HAD DONE. I FEEL LIKE I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I AM WOMAN AND THEY SOLD ME A LEMON THAT CAR HAS COSTS ME ALOT OF MONEY AND IT STILL RUNS TERRILBLY. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF GETTING THIS CAR I HAD TO INVEST THOUSANDS TO MAKE IT DRIVABLE . I JUST TOOK THE SALESMAN'S WORD THAT I HAD A GOOD CAR AND THAT IT RAN GOOD I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I W
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863425June 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. CONSUMER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE REAR ADHESIVE/GLUE WHICH HAS MELTED DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER CONDITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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