Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10125658June 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 2003. IN NOV. 2003, FUEL PUMP AND HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT AND NEEDED REPLACING. IN SEPT. 2004 REPLACED DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. IN DEC. 2004 REPLACED BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS. NOW, IN JUNE 2005, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR GONE BAD AND NEEDS REPLACING. SURE HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK IN A CAR THAT IS NOT VERY OLD. 4 BAD WINDOW REGULATORS IS JUST RIDICULOUS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125516June 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ARM NUT CAME LOOSE CAUSING WIPERS NOT TO WORK AT ALL. WILE WIFE WAS BACKING CAR UP IN DRIVEWAY TO RETURN TO OUR HOUSE (DUE TO WIPERS NOT WORKING)SHE HIT A TREE CAUSING REAR QUATER AND REAR BUMPER COVER DAMAGE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125563June 16, 2005
SEATS
THE FRONT SEATS MOVE, THEY AREN'T ELECTRIC, HOWEVER THEY MOVE EVER SO SLIGHTLY AND A FEW TIME THEY HAD MOVED TO THE REAR TAKING MY FOOT AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125134June 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DT: CONTACT STATES THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT GOING OUT, EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS BAD GASOLINE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATES THE PARTS WERE TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, HE STATED THE FUEL LINES WERE FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125188June 13, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CAR STARTED BEING HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT AND IT WAS INTERMITTENT. IT JUST STARTED THAT MORNING OF 5-28-05 . I WAS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND IT BECAME HARD TO TURN IT ON A CURVE GOING OFF TO THE RIGHT. I PROCEEDED SLOWLY AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN SOMETHING SNAPPED UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS OF THE CAR AND IT WOULD NO LONGER TURN AT ALL-IT WOULD ONLY GO FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK WHO TOWED IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY INFORMED ME THE STEERING GEAR BOX TOTALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $1800.IT TOOK THE DEALER 5 DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS REPAIR AND THEY KEPT THE OLD PARTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125045June 12, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 97 CHEVROLET CAVALIER CONVERTIBLE THAT I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IN 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW QUITE WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124849June 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON MY 1998 CHEVY CAVALIER MY TIMING BELT TENTION PULLEY HAS BROKEN TWICE,ALSO MY IDLER PULLEY HAS ALSO BROKEN TWICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124784June 3, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHILE HAVING THE 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN#02V286000. THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING MECHANISM, THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG. *SC THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT NONE OF THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE EVER MADE ON THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124100June 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PATTERN OF OVERHEATING AND VEHICLE FAILURES IN 98 CAVALIERS. A SECOND CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS IS NOW BEING REVIEWED RIGHT NEXT TO MINE AT FOX CHEVROLET TIMONIUM. 410-667-6666. CAR WITH 100,049 MILES OVERHEATED FOR FIRST TIME AFTER ORDINARY FLUSH AND FILL 2 DAYS PRIOR. (THE SERPENTINE BELT AND AN OIL CHANGE WERE ALSO PERFORMED FOLLOWING A COMPLAINT OF SMELLING ANTIFREEZE NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF ANY COOLING PROBLEMS) FOLLOWING THE OVERHEATING, THE CAR WAS PROMPTLY PULLED OVER WITHIN 2 MILES AND FLATBEDDED BACK TO THE SERVICE STATION. AFTER REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP (SIGNS OF LOW COOLANT FLOW - TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL IN THE UPPER AND LOWER HOSES) CAR CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT. THE CAR WAS FLATBEDDED TO THE DEALER: NO LEAKS OR DAMAGE WERE FOUND IN THE HEATER CORE, RADIATOR, HEAD GASKET, OR CYLINDER HEAD. DEALER CONCLUSION IS THAT THERE ARE MICRO CRACKS INSIDE THE ENGINE BECAUSE ENGINE GASES ARE MIXING WITH THE ANTIFREEZE, ALTHOUGH OIL IS NOT ENTERING THE COOLING SYSTEM. DEALER INSISTS ONLY POSSIBLE REPAIR IS AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115866June 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND GAS WENT THROUGH THE MOTOR, AND THE MOTOR BLEW UP. VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK ENGINE AND WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE THE COMPUTER WHEN OUT. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122215May 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM, EQUIPMENT
BRAKE FAILURE, 1ST HAPPENED AT 1024 MILES, DEALER RELUCTLEY FIXED IT, HAPPENED AGAIN AT 19.500, DEALER AND GM REFUSED TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119065May 26, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WIPER BLADE ARM HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE WASHER/WIPER HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVERS VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *JB *SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122036May 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES EVERY 2 WEEK AND FOR SOME REASON NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHATS WRONG WITH MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119019May 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
GAS ODOR AROUND THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK, CAUSED BY THE STRAPS AROUND THE TANK. STRAPS AND LEAK WERE REPAIRED. *NM NEW GAS TANK WAS INSTALLED. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121605May 19, 2005
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
DT: THE BACK SEAT FOLD UP WHILE IT IS LOCKED IT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE CLIP, BUT IT STILL CONTINUED TO FOLD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD OFFER WAS TO ORDER THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SEAT, BUT MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE CLIP WOULD BE THE SAME. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE BBB AND MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMERS CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER SAID TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND LET THEM ATTEMPT TO PUT A BACK SEAT IN IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120996May 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. AT ANY SPEED, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ABS KICKS ON AND DOES NOT CATCH, BUT STARTS TO JOLT. BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS TO CATCH/RELEASE OVER AND OVER, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. ALSO CAUSES ROLLING FOWARD OR BACKWARD IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION OR UNDER ANY DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. CONSUMER HAS BARELY HAD AN ACCIDENT UP TO THIS POINT. VEHICLE HAS ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES AND CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096654May 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED STALLED AND AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC TO GET IT RESTARTED. SHE ALSO SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE NOV. 03. SHE SAID ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEN ANOTHER SAID IT WAS THE STARTER SWITCH , WHICH WAS THEN REPLACED. THEN SHE SAID ONE MECHANIC SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*JB VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, 3 TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 5 DAYS. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120944May 15, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
ON JANUARY 28TH 2005, I TOOK MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER TO MY GM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON A RECALL ISSUED BY YOU AND GM, RECALL #04083. THIS RECALL IS ONE OF THE MOST BLATENT DISREGUARD FOR HUMAN LIFE. YOU GAVE CHEVY OPTIONS! OPTIONS, THAT SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN GIVEN BECAUSE WITH THESE OPTIONS HUMAN LIFE IS STILL AT RISK! THIS RECALL ALLOWS CHEVY TO APPLY GREASE BEFORE REPLACING THE REAR LAMP BULB SOCKETS, NOT JUST TO REPLACE THEM AND INSURE MY SAFTEY AS A COMSUMER. MY CAR WAS SERVICED ON JANUARY 28TH 2005 FOR THIS RECALL. GREASE WAS APPLIED AND WITH IN 3 DAYS MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR LAMP FAILED AND HAD DONE SO WITH ALL SIGNS LISTED ON THE RECALL. BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER HAD DONE THE RECALL THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB. WHICH IN THE END PROVED NOT TO BE. THE WHOLE SOCKET WAS THEN REPLACED ON JANUARY 31ST 2005. FAST FOWARD TO APRIL, MY WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR LAMP FAILS, ALSO WITH ALL THE SIGNS LISTED ON THE RECALL, BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER HAD DONE THE RECALL THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB. I CHECK THE LIGHTBULB, WHICH WAS FINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ADDRESSED THE SITUATION. WHY WERE BOTH THE SOCKETS NOT REPLACED AT THE TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED? THE ANSWER I RECEIVED MADE ME TAKE A STEP BACK. I WAS TOLD, CHEVY DOES NOT ALLOW THEM BOTH TO BE REPLACED UNLESS THEY ARE BOTH BROKEN OR IN THIS CASE HAVE FAILED. CHEVY WILL NOT REPLACE SOMETHING UNLESS IT IS BROKE.EVEN IF IT IS A SAFTEY RECALL! TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION I CONTACTED CHEVROLETS CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE DEALEARSHIP ENDED UP FIXING THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE TO ME, ON APRIL 30TH 2005. WHY WAS CHEVY GIVEN ANY OPTIONS? WHY WAS MY LIFE PUT ON THE LINE FOR A MERE $100.00, IF THAT? THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ITSELF AND CHEVY NEEDS TO BE MADE TO REPLACE EACH AND EVERY REAR LIGHTBULB SOCKET ON EVERY CHEVY CAVALIER IT PRODUCED IN 2003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121546May 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN
2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BLEW A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT ABOUT A FOOT WHEN AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT A HOLE WAS BLOWN IN THE THICKEST PART OF THE CASING WHERE A LARGE GEAR HAD PROJECTED FROM ALONG WITH OTHER METAL CHUNKS AND LANDED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FULL COVERAGE OF THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121533May 13, 2005
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STEERING COLUMN RECALL, BUT THE DEALERSHIP BY THE CONSUMER'S SCHOOL REFUSES TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS.*MR THIS WAS A RECALL, WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN COULD BURST INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER NEED THIS FIX, IT IS DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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