1994 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Electrical System Problems

CONSUMER STATED THE COMPUTER WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID FLYWHEEL BROKE.*AK

UPON START UP IN COLD WEATHER: WIPERS INOP, HEATER FAN INOP, AUTO DOOR LOCKS INOP, HEAD LAMPS INOP. AFTER 20 MIN WARM UP ALL SEEMS TO FUNCTION OKAY. START UP IN WARMER PART OF DAY THESE DISCREPANCIES DO NOT MATERIALIZE.

HORN PAD AND INTERNAL ASSEMBLY FALL OFF OCCASIONALLY AND CONTINUE TO BE LOOSE. AWAITING NEXT DEFECT....

FAILURE OF ORIGNAL, AND 2 FOLLOWING ALTERNATORS.

VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH INSUFFICIANT RETENTION OF THE HORN PAD CAUSING IT TO FALL OFF WHEN CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN. NLM

ABS FAILS EVERY TIME ACTIVATED, SYSTEM CYCLES SLOWLY, WITH UNCONTROLLABLE LOCK AND RELEASE OF WHEELS. THIS HAS OCCURED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. 1 OCCASION RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE/VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY WHEN IDLING IN GEAR. HAS DONE SO SINCE PURCHASE, BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HORN PAD HAS DISLOGED AND FALLEN BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL SPOKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NEARLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH DOES NOT RETAIN SEATBACK FROM TRAVELLING FORWARD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. SAFETY ISSUE. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AFTER ABOUT 9 MONTHS, WITH NO PRIOR USE. AFTER REPAIR, IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HORN ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING THEIR HORN FELL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 96I001000. *AK

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE HORN PAD, HOWEVER HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE REPAIR WORK, HORN PAD SEPARATES FROM VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL.

STARTER FAILED TWO TIMES.

BATTERY FAILED TWO TIMES.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR BLEW AT 32,000 MILES. THE IGNITION SYSTEN HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE BELT IS WORN OUT. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR BLEW AT 32,000 MILES. THE IGNITION SYSTEN HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE BELT IS WORN OUT. *AK

RECALL # 961001000. WHEN REPAIRING HORN THE WIRING ON THE HORN WAS DAMAGED. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE OWNER FOR HAVING THE WIRING REPLACED. HORN PAD IS NOT WORKING. *AK

ALTERNATOR INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN.

BATTERY FAILED.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE,ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

HORN MOUNT POPPED OFF STEERING WHEEL WITH WIRE STILL CONNECTED TO WHEEL, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM STEERING/ACCIDENT. *SD

WHILE TURNING, HORN PAD FALLS BEHIND STEERING COLUMN, RESULT COULDN'T TURN STEERING WHEEL. TT

WHEN GOING DOWN HILL VEHICLE STALL AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT

HORN COVER CONTINUES TO FALL OFF, HAS WIRE ATTACHED, GETST STUCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL, EA94-033 ACTIVE. TT

HORN BUTTON FALLS OFF STEERING WHEEL. *TW

PROBLEM W/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSES DOOR LOCKS TO CLICK/DOME AND ABS LIGHT TO COME ON/HEATER TO FAIL, ALSO CAUSES STARTING PROBLEMS. *AW

HORN PAD FALLS OFF STEERING WHEEL. TT

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT