Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10075655June 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075663June 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER MAKING 2 APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 04V03600 PERFORMED THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED UPON ARRIVAL THAT THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074752June 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN STOPPING FROM ANY SPEED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT WAS COMMON WITH ABS. BRAKES WEAR POORLY, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 2X SINCE PURCHASE. ENGINE STUTTERS WHEN CAR FIRST STARTED OR WHILE STANDING. KEY HOT OUT OF IGNITION, WAS TOLD RECENT RECALL AFFECTING IGNITION RELAY WOULD FIX, DID NOT. CHECK ENGINE SERVICE AND ABS LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075576June 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 04V036000 REPAIRS THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074562May 31, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILS TO CLOSE PROPERLY. AIR LEAKAGE AROUND DOOR FRAME. CAR DOOR DO NOT PROPERLY LINED UP. NOTICE THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I RENTED A 2004 MODEL OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074329May 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED THE RELAY KIT FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL 04V036000. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073178May 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WAS ON MY WAY HME FROM WORK ON A VERY BUSY ROAD ALL OF SUDDEN CAR JUST LOST POWER CAR WOULD NOT RESTART TOOK TO SHOP WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO $$700 REPAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT I FEEL SHOULD NOT NEEDED TO BE DONE ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE I ONLY HAD 51000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I BOUGHT A NEW CAR FOR THIS REASON TO AVOID MAJOR REPAIRS AS OF THIS DATE THE CAR HAS FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS AS PREVIOUS JUST STALLED AND WONT RESTART AND THE WARRENTY HAS RUN OUT ON THAT( 12,000 OR 12 MTH) SO THAT WILKL BE ANOTHER COST TO REPLACE THIS PUMP IN LESS THAN A YEARS TIME. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS ON A 2000 VEHICLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND GM STATES NOT ARE PROBLEM THINGS HAPPEN , YES THINGS HAPPEN BUT NOT CONTINUOUS ON NEW VEHICLES AND THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK GM REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS FOR SOME TYPE OF DEFECT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074191May 25, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074227May 25, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE TAIL LIGHT HAS BLOWN SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO BLINK ERRATIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073155May 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE - BATTERY WAS DEAD DEALER REPLACED NEW BATTERY LOST COOLANT - ENGINE WAS SMOKING THEN FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE CHEVY CAVALIERS THEY DO NOT LAST. I COMMUTE TO WORK BY TRAIN AND HARDLY DRIVE SO I WAS SURPRISED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH NOT ALOT OF MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072977May 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE UNDER SLOW ACCELERATION THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS MISFIRING OR HESITATING. THE CAR JERKS REPETITIVELY. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP NO CODES WHERE DETECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074017May 20, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073944May 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED. CONSUMER STATED THAT RIGHT REAR DOOR ALSO OPENED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074007May 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION VEHICLE FAILED TO START.CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SOLENOID SENSOR FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073853May 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH LEFT FRONT TIRE COLLAPSED. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073701May 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE,THEN VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10072777May 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM APPLE VALLEY CHEVROLET IN AUGUST 2003. THE CAR HAD 64 MILES ON IT WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT. AFTER THE CAR EXCEEDED 1000 MILES IT STARTED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH NOT KEEPING RPMS AND SHUTTING OFF. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF I NO LONGER HAVE POWER STEERING AFTER THIS HREPEATEDLY HAPPENED, I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING AND TOOK IT TO THEM THREE TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF IT DID NOT COME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AKTHE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE RESOVED , NO SATISFATION.DUE TO THIS BEING MY PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, MY CAR HAS AROUND 18,000 MILES ON IT NOW AND I HAVE A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED ON MAY 11,2004. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT ME LOAN ME A RENTAL AND TOLD ME AND MY MOTHER THAT IF I NEEDED A VEHICLE THAT I COULD PICK UP MY CAR AND DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION. MY PARENTS REFUSED TO ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THAT UNSAFE CONDITION, MY MOTHER GOT ON TELEPHONE WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF MAINTENANCE AND THEY AGREED TO HAVE ME PICK UP A LOANER FROM THRIFY LOAN IN MARTINSBURG. MY MOTHER TOOK ME IN TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAD FIXED ALL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT I COULD PICK IT UP, TODAY MAY 17, 2004. I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071617May 17, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRIM AROUND THE DASHBOARD AND RADIO CRACKED AND PEELED OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS AFRAID THAT IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR IF HE HIT SOMETHING, IN ADDITION TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING, PIECES OF THIS PLASTIC WOULD COME OFF, INJURING OR HARMING HIM. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072694May 16, 2004
EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
IN AUGUST OF 2002 I HAD THE FRONT RIGHT ANTI-LOCK SENSOR FOR MY 1998 CHEVY CAVALIER REPLACED. WITHIN NINE MONTHS, MAY 2003, I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME SENSOR REPLACED. NOW IT IS MAY OF 2004 AND MY DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED THE SAME SENSOR REPLACED. MY THINKING IS THAT THEY SHOULD OF FOUND SOMETHING AFTER THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IT IN. SINCE THE 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY IS DONE I HAVE TO RELY ON THE PARTS WARRANTY, WHICH DOES NOT HELP ME IF I HAVE TO REPLACE IT EVERY YEAR. THREE SAME EXACT SENSORS REPLACED LESS THAT TWO YEARS IS SENSELESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072657May 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUGUST OF20 03. I IMMEDIATLY HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS REDONE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS I ONCE AGAIN HAD TO HAVE THEM FIXED, THIS TIME AT THE CHEVERLOT DEALER IN PENSACOLA. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS NOT ONLY DID MY ROTERS ONCE AGAIN BEGIN TO PULSATE BADLY, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO GO OUT. BOTH WERE REDONE. THE BRAKES AT MY COST. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER A MONTH AND ONCE AGAIN MY ROTARS AND BRAKES ARE MESSING UP. THIS IS VERY INCONVIENT FOR ME AS I AM IN THE MILITARY AND I CAN NOT BE WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE I LIVE OFF OF BASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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