1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Electrical System Problems

IGNITION SWITCH SHUTS OFF WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

VARIOUS PROBLEMS REGARDING 1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER..ONE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED ON NUMEROUS MVOQ FORMS. *MR CONSUMER LOST BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID LINE FAILED. FUEL LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE FALLING APART. RUST WAS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOWER PART OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY, FROM FRONT WHEEL TO REAR WHEEL. FRONT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ESOECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY -- SEAT BACK COLLAPSED TWICE. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE. WATER COMING IN TO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION FOR WHICH IT FAILED DUE TO BALL JOINT. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE OCCURRENCES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURES ON VEHICLE. RADIATOR FAILED WITH NO EXTERNAL CAUSE. LEAKING IN WIINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FLUID TANK. *LA

VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO WIRES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE HOOD SHORTING OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

HORN PAD LOOSE. NLM

ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM

BATTERY FAILED. NLM

CAR MAY NOT START AT TIMES. ALSO, FAN BELT DOES NOT WORK IN DAMP CONDITIONS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *AK

HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING KEY OUT OF IGNITION .CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.

I HAD TO GET A NEW HORN. IT LOST CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MADE A CONTIUOUS HONKING NOISE, AND WOULDNT STOP. *AK

CONSUMER TURNED ON THE IGNITION, BACKED THE VEHICLE UP APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 FEET, PULLED IT BACK UP AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, GOT OUT AND SAW SMOKE. OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE HIGH FLAMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL POPS OUT AND GETS JAMMED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TURN SIGNAL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN SAFETY RECALL 96I-001000.GM/COMMUNCATIONS: HORN ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

THIS CONSUMER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE HORN (RECALL 96-I00-000), BUT IS EXPERENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN. THE RETAINER CLIP DISCONNECTS FROM THE PADDING THAT HOLDS THE HORN IN PLAC. BY THE RETAINER CLIP DISCONNECTING, THE WIRE HAS DISCONNECTED AND THE HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

GENERATOR FAILED.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE/POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE/PRESSURE HOSES/WIRING/CRUISE CONTROL, OTHER. *AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE/POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE/PRESSURE HOSES/WIRING/CRUISE CONTROL, OTHER. *AK

HORN PAD IS LIFTED UP APPROXIMATELY 1/8 OF AN INCH.

THE BACKUP LIGHTS AND THE TURNING SIGNAL GO OUT IN MINUTES AFTER A NEW FUSE IS PLACED IN THE CAR. *AK

THE HORN PAD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING THE PAD TO BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TURN SIGNAL LEVER, EA94-033 RECALL #96100100, DEALER STATED CONSUMER NOT LISTED UNDER THE CAMPAIGN. *AK

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE APRIL 1, 1996 AND HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE YET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

REPLACED THE STARTER FIVE TIMES; ALSO, TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEN TRIED TO TURN TO LOW BEAMS, BUT LOW BEAMS DID NOT GO ON. *AK

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN FUSE BOX, UNDER THE DASH GETS HOT . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

HORN FELL OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK

HORN BUTTON FELL OFF DUE TO SHORT IN ELECTRICAL WIRE.

WHEN ENGAGING TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. TT

BATTERY FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

BATTERY FAILED.

WHEN MAKING ATTEMPT TO USE HORN, PAD FELL IN LAP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

HORN POPS OUT OF STEERING WHEEL, HANGS BY THE WIRING, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS REPLACE 3 TIMES. TT