Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10089278August 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DEALERSHIP WILL HONOR RECALL REPAIR NOTICE FOR STEERING COLUMN. *MR RECALL# 04V036000. THE IGNITION AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SMOKING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF REPAIR, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087054August 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAIL/TURN LIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY BURNING. REPLACED THEM MANY TIMES. WHEN REPLACED CAN NOTICE ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL AND LIGHT BULBS PLASTIC BASE IS MELTED. HAVE MADE AN SCHEDULE TO TAKE TO DEALER, BUT NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME MATTER, FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE? IS THERE A FIX FOR IT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086962August 16, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT
DEFECT SUMMARY: THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE COULD HAVE BEEN KINKED DURING ASSEMBLY CAUSING HIGH ACCELERATOR PEDAL EFFORT, STICKING ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE, OR A BROKEN ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE. *AK CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: IF THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE STICKS OR BREAKS, UNWANTED ACCELERATION AND/OR LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL CAN RESULT INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. REQUESTED CORRECTIVE SUMMARY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086987August 16, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
MY DRIVER WINDOW CAME OFF THE TRACK AND FELL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR-THE GLASS DIDNT BRAKE BUT IT FELL FOR NO REASON-IT COULD HAVE SHATTERED-IS THIS A COMMON OCCURANCE??ITS A 1997 CHEVY CAVALIER-2 DOOR. *AK
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
#10087865August 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO STAY ON . TURN SIGNAL COULD TURN ITSELF ON/OFF. TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIME BY DEALERSHIP. BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087777August 12, 2004
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT TOOK LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND WHEN MAKING A TURN. PLEASE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081417August 12, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT WITHOUT USING EXCESSIVE EFFORT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087599August 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO D INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COLLAPSED AND WAS LOSING BRAKE FLUID. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE HOSE NON METALLIC RECALL 93V121000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087642August 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
RECALL 04V036000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. A FEW HOURS AFTER HAVING RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED VEHICLE FAILED TO START. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE $90.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086323August 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
GROWL / MOAN TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086325August 6, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086327August 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086238August 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I BOUGHT A NE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ON 5/2/03. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. 7 OF WHICH WERE FOR BRAKE, TURN, AND/OR DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ORIGINALLY, FUSES WERE BEING BLOWN. IN 3/04, I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A BAD SOCKET PROBLEM. IN 7/04, THE EXCUSE BECAME THAT THEY HAVE A "SPECIAL" GREASE THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT ON THE BULBS AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I HAD TO RETURN MY CAR MOST RECENTLY ON 8/4/04 BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. WE WENT TO ARBITRATION ON 6/8/04. CHEVY MOTOR DIV. ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY CAR (BRAKE LIGHTS) PRIOR TO IT BEING RETURNED TO THE DEALER IN 3/04 AND FAXED A COPY OF THE BULLETIN THEY WROTE IN 4/04. HOWEVER, THEY ARGUED THAT THEY CORRECTED THE DEFECT W/ THE BULLETIN (VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT 3/12/04 WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED TO THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER RE: THE BULLETIN THAT WASN'T IN WRITTEN FORMAT UNTIL 4/24/04). MY ARBITRATION WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE ARBITRATION SO THEY DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT HAD BEEN CORRECTED. SINCE JUNE, I'VE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SINCE I'VE PURCHASED MY CAR, I'VE HAD FUSES REPLACED, FUSE LINKS INSTALLED TO 5 CIRCUIT BRANCHES, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED, HVAC CABLE AND SEAL REPLACED, CONVERTER SEAL REPLACED, SOCKETS REPLACED, AND BULBS REPLACED; AND ALL IN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR. IN THIS LAST TIME, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BULBS, REPLACED SOCKETS, AND PACKED SOCKETS WITH SPECIAL GREASE. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. MY FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081645August 5, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
RECALL 02V286000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE STEERING WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY LOCKED UP WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. CONSUMER SAW ON NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM INVOLVING 1996-1998 VEHICLES, BUT THE 1999 VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086209August 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TURNING INTO A GAS STATION AND CAR BEGAN TO MAKE CLUNKING, SPUTTERING NOISES. IT STALLED THEN BEGAN TO GO AGAIN, THEN JUST STOPPED AND SAT THEIR HALFWAY IN THE ONCOMING LANES. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED IN ANY GEAR. THE CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE GAS STATION TO AVIOD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND A CHUNK OF THE TRANSMISSION CASING FELL OFF. THE CAR WOULD ONLY MOVE IF IN NUETRAL AND PUSHED. THE CAR IS PENDING DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086061August 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD BETWEEN 25-30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO LEFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACKWARDS 15 YARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TO EXIST THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE OFFICER INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE. THE AXLE BROKE ON THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086091August 3, 2004
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISIN IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE HYDROPLANED HEAD-ON AND THEN ONTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THIS 4 DOOR CHEVROLET CAVALIER. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER BOOSTER SEAT THAT WAS ANCHORED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT. THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE BACK SEAT WAS DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET WHICH ALLOWED ALL THE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK TO COME FORWARD. THIS THEN PUSHED THE BOOSTER SEAT TO THE SIDE WITH ALL THE LUGGAGE UP AGAINST HER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10083064July 31, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASH MOUNT ON CAVALIER 2000 CRACKED IN CENTER. GM DEALER SAID I CRACKED IT ,BUT THERE ARE 7 MORE CAVALIERS IN MY WORK PARKING LOT ALONE WITH THE SAME CENTER CRACK IN THE DASH MOUNT. GM TREATED ME VERY POORLY WHEN I REPORTED IT, I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE RUN-A-ROUND , SINCE MY FATHER WORKED 30 YEARS FOR GM IN THE WILLMINGTON DE. PLANT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083846July 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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