1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A U TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, RIGHT SHOULDER, AND LEFT KNEE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAIN...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH; HOWEVER, IT SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE V...
Mileage: 5,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO I...
Mileage: 195,450
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO I...
Mileage: 195,450
THIS CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING LIKE THE GM CARS BEING MENTIONED IN THE NEWS TODAY. STARTED IN 2005 AND WAS EVALUATED BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS INCLUDING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT KEPT IT OVER A MONTH. IT DOESN'T SHOW A CODE WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING (VARIED SPEEDS)...
Mileage: 40,000
THIS CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING LIKE THE GM CARS BEING MENTIONED IN THE NEWS TODAY. STARTED IN 2005 AND WAS EVALUATED BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS INCLUDING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT KEPT IT OVER A MONTH. IT DOESN'T SHOW A CODE WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING (VARIED SPEEDS)...
Mileage: 40,000
THIS CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING LIKE THE GM CARS BEING MENTIONED IN THE NEWS TODAY. STARTED IN 2005 AND WAS EVALUATED BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS INCLUDING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT KEPT IT OVER A MONTH. IT DOESN'T SHOW A CODE WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING (VARIED SPEEDS)...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SIXTEEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO ...
Mileage: 11,000
THERE'S ALOT OF STUFF WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT RAN GOOD AND IS RELIABLE WHEN RUNNING,BUT RECENTLY STOP RUNNING. *TR
Mileage: 158,721
THERE'S ALOT OF STUFF WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT RAN GOOD AND IS RELIABLE WHEN RUNNING,BUT RECENTLY STOP RUNNING. *TR
Mileage: 158,721
I REPLACED THE BATTERY ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2.4L WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET GAS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE LOW AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS I CAME TO A STOP IT GOT WORSE AND THEN I CHECK THE DASH FOR ANY INDICATION OF ...
Mileage: 17,035
I REPLACED THE BATTERY ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2.4L WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET GAS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE LOW AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS I CAME TO A STOP IT GOT WORSE AND THEN I CHECK THE DASH FOR ANY INDICATION OF ...
Mileage: 17,035
I REPLACED THE BATTERY ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2.4L WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET GAS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE LOW AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS I CAME TO A STOP IT GOT WORSE AND THEN I CHECK THE DASH FOR ANY INDICATION OF ...
Mileage: 17,035
I REPLACED THE BATTERY ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2.4L WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING TO GET GAS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE LOW AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS I CAME TO A STOP IT GOT WORSE AND THEN I CHECK THE DASH FOR ANY INDICATION OF ...
Mileage: 17,035
YES CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WON'T START IT DOES THIS AT TIME OR U CAN PRESS THE GAS TO TRY AND START INTERIOR LIGHT DON'T WORK. *TR
YES CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WON'T START IT DOES THIS AT TIME OR U CAN PRESS THE GAS TO TRY AND START INTERIOR LIGHT DON'T WORK. *TR
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER IN 1999 AND FROM THE BEGINNING HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON ETC. FROM 1999 TO SEPT 2010 - I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERS WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I WAS TOLD TO ...
Mileage: 226,250
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER IN 1999 AND FROM THE BEGINNING HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ON ETC. FROM 1999 TO SEPT 2010 - I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL CHEVY DEALERS WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. I WAS TOLD TO ...
Mileage: 226,250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY AND THE PASSENGER HAD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE STEERED OF ROAD INTO A GAS STATION AREA. BOTH THE PASSENG...
Mileage: 135,950
SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING,AND I WAS TOLD MY THROTTLE CABLE IS JUST BARELY HANGING ON. *TR
I HAVE JUST GOT A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT DOWN GOING DOWN THE HWY 50 MILES PER HOUR NO BRAKES OR STEERING . THE IGNITION SWITCK IT HAS A CODE SILINDER NOW IT WANT RUN OR NUTHING IT TURNS OVER BUT WANT START. *TR
Mileage: 188,000
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY A SHOP IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY A RUSTED OUT SUBFRAME. THIS CAR HAS 112K ON IT WITH VERY MINIMAL RUSTING IE AROUND THE GAS CAP. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER THAT WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WENT HAYWIRE. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED BY A SHOP IT WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY A RUSTED OUT SUBFRAME. THIS CAR HAS 112K ON IT WITH VERY MINIMAL RUSTING IE AROUND THE GAS CAP. *TR
Mileage: 112,000
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SUB FRAME ON THE FRONT HAS ROTTED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RIPPED OUT AND THE FRONT WHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THESE SUBFRAMES. REPAIR OR BUY BACK IF NECESSARY. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SUB FRAME ON THE FRONT HAS ROTTED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RIPPED OUT AND THE FRONT WHEEL WAS RIPPED OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL OF THESE CARS TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THESE SUBFRAMES. REPAIR OR BUY BACK IF NECESSARY. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 4 DOOR, 2.2 LITER CHEVROLET CAVALIER AUTOMOBILE THAT HAS A FAULTY TIMING BELT TENSIONER. THE TENSIONER WENT AND THE TIMING BELT SKIPPED, THUS CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE FLAW IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN SOME CAR REVIEW MAGAZINES. *TR
Mileage: 220,000
INTERIOR LAMPS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND/OR STAY ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS TWO YEARS OLD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF COMPLAINING AND I REMOVED THE FUSE - SO THAT T...
INTERIOR LAMPS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND/OR STAY ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS TWO YEARS OLD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF COMPLAINING AND I REMOVED THE FUSE - SO THAT T...
THE ENGINE/CAR TURNED OFF AND LOOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING.. CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WITHOUT REASON THIS CAR TURNS OFF AND LOOSES POWER WHILE FULLY ENGAGED IN DRIVE, THIS LEAVES ME THE DRIVER WITHOUT POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS AND MAIN STREETS...VERY SCARY. *TR
ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIFT ON ALL THE TIME. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR THESE TWO LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO BE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THE SEL...
ETS AND CHECK ENGINE LIFT ON ALL THE TIME. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR THESE TWO LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO BE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THE SEL...
BLOWN HEAD GASKET VEHICLE OVER HEATING, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR ISSUE; HEAD GASKET RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING VERY BADLY EVEN THOUGH A COMPLETE TUNE UP HAS BEEN DONE; FUEL SYSTEM RECALL SUSPENSION MAKING LOTS OF NOISE; REAR SUSPENSION RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 93,309
BLOWN HEAD GASKET VEHICLE OVER HEATING, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR ISSUE; HEAD GASKET RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING VERY BADLY EVEN THOUGH A COMPLETE TUNE UP HAS BEEN DONE; FUEL SYSTEM RECALL SUSPENSION MAKING LOTS OF NOISE; REAR SUSPENSION RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 93,309
BLOWN HEAD GASKET VEHICLE OVER HEATING, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR ISSUE; HEAD GASKET RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING VERY BADLY EVEN THOUGH A COMPLETE TUNE UP HAS BEEN DONE; FUEL SYSTEM RECALL SUSPENSION MAKING LOTS OF NOISE; REAR SUSPENSION RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 93,309
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE REAR HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT FLASH WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS). THE CON...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE REAR HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT FLASH WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS). THE CON...
Mileage: 75,000
AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAUSING HER TO HIT A TREE. EYE WITNESSES STATE THIS AS WELL. *JB
TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS ARM WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CRASHED THE VEHICLE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED HE HAS NO RECALL RECORDS FOR HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO 2003.
Mileage: 160,282
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGN 98V027000 REGARDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND 98V319000 REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE INTERIO...
Mileage: 249,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGN 98V027000 REGARDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND 98V319000 REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE INTERIO...
Mileage: 249,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS GLOWED AN ORANGE/YELLOW COLOR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SOCKETS AND BULBS, BUT THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSISTED THIS IMPAIRED HIS VISION AND HE COULD NOT SEE THREE FEET IN...
Mileage: 128,000
DT: VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF THE DAY BEFORE. AN ENGINEER FROM GM CAME AND STATED AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF MOISTURE IN THE CAR. THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN THE NIGHT BEFORE AND RAIN GOT IN THE CAR. THERE WERE...
Mileage: 86,000
1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED STRIKING THE CONSUMER'S 9 YEAR OLD SON IN THE FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH.*MR *JB
Mileage: 184,000
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE BOUGHT A CAR ON 6-29-05 FROM KLICK LEWIS INC. ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, SUDDENLY THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING APART. HE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE HE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD HIM THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT ROTORS. ON FRIDAY 7-15-05; BEFORE HE HAD TAKE...
Mileage: 69,995
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE BOUGHT A CAR ON 6-29-05 FROM KLICK LEWIS INC. ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, SUDDENLY THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING APART. HE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE HE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD HIM THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT ROTORS. ON FRIDAY 7-15-05; BEFORE HE HAD TAKE...
Mileage: 69,995
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 VEHIC...
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 VEHIC...
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 VEHIC...
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY ENGAGE AND RELEASE WHICH CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE STOPS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SLAMMED ON, WHICH ENGAGES THE ABS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED THE BRAKE ROTORS , PADS, ALL COMPONENTS IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND TIRES. THEY WE FINE. THE CAUSE OF THE ...
Mileage: 100,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS DIM AND IT MADE IT VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS TICKETS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THIS ON TWO OR THREE VEHICLES A WEEK ON CAVALIER'S AND SUNFIRE'S. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WIT...
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER Z24 ON MAY 13, 2004 WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES ON IT PERFECT CONDITION, GREAT CAR, WELL 7 DAYS LATER MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE SNAPPED OFF RESULTING IN ME HAVING AN ACCIDENT !! I AM OUT OF WORK NOW, I AM TRYING TO GET COMPENSATED FOR THIS CAUSE I AM OUT OF MONEY, I FEEL T...
Mileage: 74,500
WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATS AND ANTIFREEZE WOULD LEAK. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 100,000
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN UNEXPECTEDLY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER. *JB
RECALL CAMPAIGN: POWER STEERING GEAR RECALL. *NM THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE STEERING FROM WANDERING AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE, THE CONSUMER HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR. RECALL# 02V286000. *SC AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES THE RACK AND PINION ...
THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK THE TRUNK WOULD LOCK WITHOUT THE REMOTE ENTRY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *SC *JB
THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. *AK THE TRUNK WOULD LOCK WITHOUT THE REMOTE ENTRY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *SC *JB
NHTSA RECALL 02V286000, AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED ON A RECALL FOR RACK AND PINION THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL DEFECTIVE. *AK
Mileage: 111,447
NHTSA RECALL 02V286000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER HAVING THE LOWER PINION BEARING REPLACED CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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 CHUN...
Mileage: 140,000
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. TH...
Mileage: 78,000
THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, TWO MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 99,000
CHILD SAFETY LOCK WILL NOT UNDO ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR.*AK
THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND CAR WOULDNT START. TRIED TO START SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. DISCONNECTED /RECONNECTED BATTERY ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN WITH NO SUCCESS. TRIED TO START AGAIN SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND CAR STARTED JUST FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES SINCE THE...
134,000 MILES ON CHEVROLET CAVALIER, STALLED ON ROAD-TIMING CHAIN BROKEN BUT THIS IS A SECONDARY PROBLEM TO LOSS OF COMPRESSION. PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS?. *AK
Mileage: 134,000
WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
HEAD LAMP WIRING HARNESS WAS CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Mileage: 68,000
FUEL INJECTORS GET CRACKS AND LEAK, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF NOT CHANGED. I HAVE HAD ALL 4 INJECTORS LEAK, AND 2 HAD HAIRLINE CRACKS ALLOWING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS TO LEAK ONTO HOT ENGINE WHICH COULD EASILY START A FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 160,000
GUESS WHAT, HERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE GM. (ANOTHER COMPLAINT)WE'VE ALREADY SPENT NEARLY A $1,000, ON THIS CAR. NOW, TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN, THE HAD SPENT A HOUR AND A HALF LOOKING FOR NOW WHAT IS THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD GONE BAD. I UNDERSTAND THAT PARTS IN A VEHICLE HAVE TO BE M...
Mileage: 61,210
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MOTOR STOPS RUNNING AND I LOST ALL POWER BOTH STEERING AND ELECTRICAL. GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED 2 MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT WAS FINE. ONLY DID THIS 2 TIMES WITHIN A WEEK PERIOD. ENGINE IDLE ROUGH SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 1998. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID ...
Mileage: 63,871
JULY 2002 MANUAL TRANSAXLE LEAK- REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT SEALS; MARCH 2003, LEFT SEAL REPLACED; OCTOBER 2003 RIGHT SEAL REPLACED. OCTOBER 2003, LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING UP HILLS IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AND SOMETIMES ON FLATS- SAME GEARS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK AND...
Mileage: 142,000
JULY 2002 MANUAL TRANSAXLE LEAK- REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT SEALS; MARCH 2003, LEFT SEAL REPLACED; OCTOBER 2003 RIGHT SEAL REPLACED. OCTOBER 2003, LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING UP HILLS IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AND SOMETIMES ON FLATS- SAME GEARS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE IS AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK AND...
Mileage: 142,000
REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS FAILED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS TO MALFUNCTION. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND BAD ELECTRICAL CORROSION INSIDE THE BULB SOCKETS, PREVENTING A PROPER ELECTRICAL CONTACT. I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE LEFT SIDE BY CLEANING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, WHILE THE...
Mileage: 135,000
REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS FAILED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS TO MALFUNCTION. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND BAD ELECTRICAL CORROSION INSIDE THE BULB SOCKETS, PREVENTING A PROPER ELECTRICAL CONTACT. I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE LEFT SIDE BY CLEANING THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, WHILE THE...
Mileage: 135,000
MY 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD.I TOTALLY LOST POWER AND I PULLED OVER, AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT BY SEVERAL OTHER CARS. THIS IS ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN FOR THIS VECHILE.GM, SHOULD INQUIRE MORE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM!
Mileage: 61,199
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, PLACED OTHER COMPLAINTS RECENTLY. STEERING LOCKING UP AND FIXED MORE PART IN VECHILE, NOW MIGHT BE RELATING TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, WHICH MY MECHANIC HAS FOUND WAS INPROPERLLY PLACED IN CAR. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE IT HAS BEEN OVER 1 YEAR AND 12,000 MIL...
Mileage: 61,204
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND THE CONSUMER WAS TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR ...
Mileage: 100
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR ...
Mileage: 100
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR ...
Mileage: 100
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR ...
Mileage: 100
I PURCHASED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS FROM ADVANCED CARE CARE INC IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 9-23-03 THIS CAR IS A LEMON. LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH IT (WAS SOLD TO ME TELLING ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT ). *AK PROBLEMS IVE PAID TO FIX SO FAR ENGINE REPLACED HEAD JOB (BLOWN HEAD GASKET) 02 SENSOR ...
Mileage: 100
HEAD GASKET ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL , AFTER PLACING NEARLY $800.00 WORTH OF NEW PARTS IN VEHICLE, CHANGING SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND STARTERS, FROM THE INGNITION SWITH RECALL. I HAD TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD A BL...
Mileage: 60,714
HEAD GASKET ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL , AFTER PLACING NEARLY $800.00 WORTH OF NEW PARTS IN VEHICLE, CHANGING SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND STARTERS, FROM THE INGNITION SWITH RECALL. I HAD TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD A BL...
Mileage: 60,714
HEAD GASKET ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL , AFTER PLACING NEARLY $800.00 WORTH OF NEW PARTS IN VEHICLE, CHANGING SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND STARTERS, FROM THE INGNITION SWITH RECALL. I HAD TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD A BL...
Mileage: 60,714
HEAD GASKET ON MY 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL , AFTER PLACING NEARLY $800.00 WORTH OF NEW PARTS IN VEHICLE, CHANGING SEVERAL ALTERNATORS AND STARTERS, FROM THE INGNITION SWITH RECALL. I HAD TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD A BL...
Mileage: 60,714
ENGINE FAILURE- STALLING AT HIGH/LOW SPEEDS. NO STEERING,BRAKES, VERY FRIGHTENING!! ALREADY SPENT ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY AT MECHANICS TO FIND PROBLEM. PROBABLY ANOTHER RECALL ON VEHICLE. ALMOST BECOMING MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Mileage: 60,680
I AM HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME UNDERSTANDING AND OBTAINING CLEAR INFORMATION ON THE 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER'S THEFT SYSTEM THAT CAME WITH THE CAR FROM THE FACTORY. SOMETHING IS TRIPPING AND I CANNOT DISENGAGE IT. WHEN TRIPPED, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY PLACE...
Mileage: 89,950
DEVICE FOR LIGHTS, HIGHBEAMS, CRUISE CONTROL AND BLINKERS WORKS ON AND OFF THEN STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY FOR NO REASON. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE YOU CAR AND NIGHT OR USE ALL THOSE FUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK
DEVICE FOR LIGHTS, HIGHBEAMS, CRUISE CONTROL AND BLINKERS WORKS ON AND OFF THEN STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY FOR NO REASON. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE YOU CAR AND NIGHT OR USE ALL THOSE FUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK
DEVICE FOR LIGHTS, HIGHBEAMS, CRUISE CONTROL AND BLINKERS WORKS ON AND OFF THEN STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY FOR NO REASON. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE YOU CAR AND NIGHT OR USE ALL THOSE FUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK
THERE ARE TWO WARNING LABELS ON CHILD SEAT REGARDING WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE CONTRADICTING EACH OTHER.*MR ONE LABEL STATED " 20 LBS FOR REAR FACING." THE OTHER STATED " REAR FACING 5-30 LBS." WHEN A PARENT CONTACTED ENVENFLO AND TRIED TO OBTAIN AN OWNER'S MANUAL, THEY WERE TOLD ALL PERTINENT ...
THERE ARE TWO WARNING LABELS ON CHILD SEAT REGARDING WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE CONTRADICTING EACH OTHER.*MR ONE LABEL STATED " 20 LBS FOR REAR FACING." THE OTHER STATED " REAR FACING 5-30 LBS." WHEN A PARENT CONTACTED ENVENFLO AND TRIED TO OBTAIN AN OWNER'S MANUAL, THEY WERE TOLD ALL PERTINENT ...
FOR THE LAST TWO MY 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER HAVE PROBLEMS WITH STALLING WHEN EITHER THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS ON. *LA
Mileage: 2,000
I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT ALL THE GM STEERING STUFF AND I JUST WANTED TO WRITE MY COMPLAINT, MY STEERING LOOKED UP ON ME CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE WHICH FLIPPED MY CAR OVER AND TOTALLED OUT MY CAR. I JUST THINK THAT IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS...
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LATCH ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN APART. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAIR THE BUCKLE. *PH
Mileage: 60,000
COSCO EDDIE BAUER MODEL# 02870EBG. RIGHT ARM BROKE ON THE SHIELD CHILD SEAT. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED IT WASN'T A DEFECT. THEY STATED THEY WOULD SEND THE CONSUMER THE APPROPRIATE PARTS TO REPAIR THE CHILD SEAT. *PH *JB
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55MPH, IT SHUT OFF. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. TWO DEALERS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *...
EXCESSIVE COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM UNDER CAR. CAR HEATS UP, CAUSING TO PULLOVER CONSTANTLY TO GET THE CAR TO COOL DOWN. SEEMS TO BE A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 101,710
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. WHILE ACCELERATING ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP - THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN TIME AND I WAS NOT DRIVING THAT FAST. ALSO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE.
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER. NAR 07/02/2003*MR (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A...
Mileage: 39,500
CAR SUDDENLY LEAKED COOLANT, ENGINE TEMP WAS READING HOT ON DASH. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO A STUCK THERMOSTAT, REPLACED THERMOSTAT AND COOLANT. BELT STARTS SLIPPING A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, AND BELT. *NLM
THE DEFROSTER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *AK PH *JB
THE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING ONTO THE HEAD GASKET AREA OF MY CAR. ANTIFREEZE HAS BEEN REFILLED EVERY WEEK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC, I BECAME AWARE THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO THE HEAD GASKETS BEING BLOWN. *JB
WHILE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION, THE CLUTCH GAVE OUT ON THE THIRD GEAR. *AK
WHILE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION, THE CLUTCH GAVE OUT ON THE THIRD GEAR. *AK
I AM WONDERING IF THE PROPER RECALL WORK WAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE AT KOON'S CHEVROLET. I ASKED WHAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE CAMPAIGN # 02V070000 (THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL) THE MECHANIC THAT EXPLAINED IT TO ME DID NOT USE THE WORDS RELAY KIT. HE DESCRIBED A CABLE HARNESS TO HOLD WIRES BACK. *NLM
THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *NLM
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, THE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER A NEW RACK AND PINION WAS NEEDED.MR *TS *JB
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CAMPAIGN # 02V28600 WITH THE SUBJECT POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER CHEVROLET. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE W...
FAILURE OF WHEEL BEARINGS. *JB
Mileage: 34,142
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB
THE RECALL WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. RECALL # 02 V0 70 000. *JB
THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED. *JB
Mileage: 73,000
THE STEERING RACK & PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *JB
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL # 98 V 319 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
OVER HEATING DUE TO HEAD GASKET/ THERMOSTAT PROBLEMS.*JB
Mileage: 94,000
THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. HAD THE RACK AND PINION UNIT REPLACED BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE.
THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG FOR ALMOST A YEAR. (RECALL #98V146000)*JB
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION, RECALL # 02 V 286 000. *JB
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE STEERING COLUMN RECALL 02 V 286 000 . AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE APART INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. PH
FUEL INJECTION HOSE IS LEAKING GASOLINE. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 84,651
WHEN CAR FUEL TANK IS READING BELOW 1/4 TANK, CAR WILL NOT START. CAR BACKFIRES, WHILE TRYING TO START AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THIS SINCE I [URCHASED THE CAR IN 1997. EVERYTIME THAT I TAKE THE CAR IN, I AM BEING TOLD IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS ITEM DEFI...
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LATCH MECHANISM BROKE INTO TWO PIECES AND BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE MECHANISM BELT LOOP ANCHOR. THIS AUTO HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND RECEIVED LIGHT TO MODERATE USE. IT HAS 118K MILES.
Mileage: 118,000
NHTSA#02-V-286-000 CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PE...
I HAVE A 1996 CHEVY CAVALIER VIN # [XXX] THAT HAD SOME VERY SERIOUS STEERING PROBLEMS 1 YEAR AGO. THE CAR ACTED LIKE THE POWER STEERING UNIT QUIT OR WOULD ONLY ALLOW YOU TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. WE HAD IT REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1500. I T...
Mileage: 54,000
1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ETS OFF LIGHT CAME ON DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, OFF AGAIN BY THE TIME WE GOT TO HE DEALER. HAPPENED AGAIN DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING A WEEK LATER. DEALER FOUND THAT COMPUTER CODE INDICATED FAILURE OF A PUMP SEAL IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4-SPD OVERDRIV...
Mileage: 37,000
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARK ON THE DRIVE WAY IT COUHT ON FIRE A TOTALY BURNED OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECAL IGNITION CIRCUIT THERMO EVENT. TS
POWER STEERING FAILED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HAD PROBLEM FIXED FIRST TIME DEALER WANTS TO TOTAL VEHICLE SECOND TIME. GM DID NOT OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM. SAID CAR DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL PERIOD, EVEN THOUGH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. *TS **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12...
Mileage: 100,000
CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE A VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN CONTACTED PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
NEITHER OF THE ONLY 2 WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN OR UP DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MOTORS. THE FIRST MOTOR FAILED AT 50K MILES, THE SEOND AT 60K MILES. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, PROGRESS WOULD BE IMPEDED OR PREVENTED DUE TO THESE FAILURES. DT
8/28/98 RECALL AIRBAGS--7/20/01 WATER PUMP REPLACED--9/5/01 STABILIZER LINK REPLACED--HORN WORKS SOMETIMES
CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS REPLACED TWICE. TS *JB
Mileage: 22,732
NO SUMMARY. DT
IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 16 AUGUST 2002. ON 23 AUGUST 2002 AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES VEHICLE IGNITED KEY WAS NOT IN IGNITION. PLEASE ADD DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. MR
FAN THAT CONTROLS INTERIOR INSIDE OF CAR ONLY OPERATES ON "HIGH" POSITION. DT
ANOTHER CAVALIER WITH A FAILED HEAD GASKET THAT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. GOOD THING I PUT OFF BUYING THAT 2003. THE NEON IS LOOKING BETTER EVERY DAY. MR
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMERS VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON THE STREET. CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SAFETY RECALL 02002-S. *JG
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR ENGINE CUT OUT, WITH NOINDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICE COULD FIND NO REASON WHY THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS: ENGINE PISTON CRACKED, NUMBER 1 SPARK PLUG CRACK...
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (02V070000) CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT A REFUND WOULD BE IN ORDER, HOWEVER CONSUMER STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPENSATION, CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE REIMBUSEMENT WAS DENIED STATING THAT THE REC...
Mileage: 38,207
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGAE ,THEIRS WAS SMOKE COMING FORM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED , MAYBE SMOKE CAME FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES OR ENGINE. CAUSE STILL UNKNWOWN.
CONSUMER STATES WHILE WATING ON AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH DONE, CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALERSHIP IS GIVING HER THE RUN AROUND.*JB
CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUMES IN CAR AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR A SHORT TIME. MECHANIC STATED THAT GAS WAS DRIPPING ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *AK FUEL INJECTOR NUMBER 4 HAS A HAIR LINE CRACK EXTERNALLY, THIS ALLOWS FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO LEAK OUT OF INJECTOR ONTO INTAKE MANIFOLD,...
CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUMES IN CAR AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF FOR A SHORT TIME. MECHANIC STATED THAT GAS WAS DRIPPING ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. MAY CAUSE A FIRE. *AK FUEL INJECTOR NUMBER 4 HAS A HAIR LINE CRACK EXTERNALLY, THIS ALLOWS FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO LEAK OUT OF INJECTOR ONTO INTAKE MANIFOLD,...
IN APRIL 2002 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TEH RECALL INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER, ROYAL OAK, MI IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET "NHTSA" I FOUND OUT THAT IN FACT THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY RECALL ON MY CAR. THE IS ALSO AN AIRBAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MUD FLI...
IN APRIL 2002 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TEH RECALL INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER, ROYAL OAK, MI IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET "NHTSA" I FOUND OUT THAT IN FACT THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY RECALL ON MY CAR. THE IS ALSO AN AIRBAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MUD FLI...
IN APRIL 2002 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TEH RECALL INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER, ROYAL OAK, MI IN REGARDS TO A DEFECT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET "NHTSA" I FOUND OUT THAT IN FACT THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY RECALL ON MY CAR. THE IS ALSO AN AIRBAG, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MUD FLI...
NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM VEHICLE .TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT ANALIZED. LEAK WAS COMING FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING, WHICH TOTALLY DAMAGED VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE.*AK
RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED STEERING TO LOCK UP AT 10 MPH. MANUFAUCTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO, THE CAR BEGAN TO "KNOCK" AND SHAKE VERY BADLY. I DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP NEAR MY HOME, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 5 BROKEN BOLTS IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THIS WAS FIXED. YESTERDAY (7/24/02), AT APPROX. 12:00 NOON, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN NORTHBOUND ON ROUTE ...
THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND THE DEALER THOUGHT I SHOULD OF EXPECTED IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 02V070000 REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AT DEALER SHIP. HOWEVER, AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE.*AK
VEHICLE WILL CRANK BUT NOT START, DEALER FOUND BAD STARTER AND REPLACED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *TT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED*JB
VEHICLE WILL CRANK BUT NOT START, DEALER FOUND BAD STARTER AND REPLACED. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *TT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED*JB
CUSTOMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE THE WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT AND COOLANT REPLACED, DEALER FOUND THE WATER PUMP TO BE LEAKING.*TT
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER BEING UNUSED FOR 1-2 WEEKS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD OF A RECALL FOR INADVERTANT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT , SO I AUTHORIZED THE DEALER TO DO THE RECALL. THE DEALER THEN CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A CODE IN THE COMPUTER TELLING THE A...
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (024070000) ON DEFECTIVE IGNITION. CONSUMER IS ASKING THE DEALER TO GIVE HER AN EARLIER DATE TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *YH
CONSUMER STATES AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN 02V070000, REGARDING A RELAY KIT FOR IGNITION, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED CONSUMER THE STARTER WAS DRAGGING AND VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS NOT GOOD, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PU...
CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. AFTER RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE, , VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. ALMOST LOST HIS LIVE TWICE.*AK
BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 2.4L ENGINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND INFORMED OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 2.4L ENGINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
2.4L ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES SHOW SIGNS OF TROUBLE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STRAPS HOLDING FUEL TANK BROKE, FUEL TANK WAS DRAGGED UNTIL CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. DEALER DETERMINED BOTH STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE.*AK
VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS PRIOR TO RECALL 02V07, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD STARTS AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, WOULD STALL AND HAD NO POWER, DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO CORRECT THIS AND CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT PARTS. *...
CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL NOTICE O2V070000, MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 14779. HOWEVER, VECIHLE WAS INOPERABLE, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT CHEVROLET HAVE VEHICLE TOWED, CHEVROLET REFUSED. *AK *YH
NO PARTS AVALIABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON IGNITION SWITCH. KIT WON'T BE AVALIABLE UNTIL JULY. LEE MITSUBUSHI, CONSUMER, WILL FILL IN FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AFTER PARKING VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, AND THEY CORRECTED PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THERE WAS A SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. CONSUMER FELT THERE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, AND THEY CORRECTED PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THERE WAS A SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED. CONSUMER FELT THERE A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
UPON RECEIVING NHTSA RECALL LETTER 02V070000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALLL 14779. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. CONSUMER CALLED TO PICK VEHICLE UP FROM DEALER, BUT DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. UPON TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS VEHICLE WAS SMOKING VERY BADLY. DEALER STATED T...
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED GAS AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE IS VERY SLOW IN PICKING UP SPEED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. WHILE DRIVING TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM OVERHEATING HAS TO TURN FAN ON FOR AIR CONDITIONING. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
RECAL 02 V 070 000 CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE MAY CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA RECALL 02-V-070-000/ MANUFACTURER RECALL 02008 ON IGNITION SWITCH. RECALL COULD NOT BE SERVICED DUE TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DANDY BROTHERS CHEVROLET: 276-386-3111 UNTIL JUNE OF 2002 CONSUMER BEING CONCERN IF PROBLEM OCCURS BEFORE PART IS AVAILABLE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. SOMEONE CAME TO HELP GT IT BACK ON THE ROAD BUT THE VEHICLE STOPPED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A MAJOR TRANSMISSION JOB WAS NEEDED. CONSUMER IS REQU...
WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND WAS STARTING TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG EXPLODED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE & CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER BURNS ON CHEST. NLM TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *YH
THERE IS A BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THEN EXPLODED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED BURNS ON FACE AND CHEST.*AK
IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT CONNECT WHEN APPLYING KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE KEEPS LOOSENING AND CAUSING CHILD SAFETY SEAT TO TIP OVER WHEN TURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN FRONT END OF ENGINE. *AK *YH
06/99 BLOWN HEAD GASKET, TIMING CHAIN, MINOR VALVE DAMAGE, REPLACE WHOLE TOP PART OF ENGINE. 10/01 MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED DUE TO MINOR OIL LEAK, ADVISED TO KEEP EYE ON LEAK, WILL FIX IF GETS WORSE. 01/02 OIL LEAK WORSE , REPLACED HEAD GASKET AND STARTER. 02/02 IGNITION WIRES SMOKING, REPLACED IGNIT...
HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HAD TO REPLACED TURN SIGNAL SWITCH.*AK . *JB
WHILE DRIVING HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL, ALSO LOW COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
I JUST HAD TO REPLACE A HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH AT 61,000 MILES. THE REAR LIGHTS DID NOT FUNCTION. HOWEVER THE INSIDE DASH AND FRONT LIGHTS DID WORK PROPERLY. I WAS HAVING THE CAR TOWED AT THE TIME AND HE IS THE ONE TO BRING IT TO MY ATTENTION. I DID CALL GM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND THIS...
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, INTERMITTENTLY, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO OPERATE. *JG *AK
AFTER LISTENING TO A SQUEEK NOISE FROM TRUNK AREA PROCEED TO A CLUNKING NOISE, I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT REAR STRUT AND IT'S MOUNT HAD FAILED REQUIRING BOTH TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. I FEEL THE FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MUFFL...
AFTER LISTENING TO A SQUEEK NOISE FROM TRUNK AREA PROCEED TO A CLUNKING NOISE, I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT REAR STRUT AND IT'S MOUNT HAD FAILED REQUIRING BOTH TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. I FEEL THE FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MUFFL...
AFTER LISTENING TO A SQUEEK NOISE FROM TRUNK AREA PROCEED TO A CLUNKING NOISE, I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT REAR STRUT AND IT'S MOUNT HAD FAILED REQUIRING BOTH TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. I FEEL THE FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. MUFFL...
CONSUMER STATES IT TOOK FOUR YEARS BEFORE ANYONE COULD DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER CASUING CONSUMER NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP, DRIVING SEVERAL FEET WITH THE ABS LIGHT ON, THE DEALER FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT THE A/C AND THE COMPRESSOR WERE PROGRAMMED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO BE ON ...
CONSUMER STATES GAS TANK WAS EMPTY, HOWEVER GAS GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA.*JB
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES RAPID ACCELERATION WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE PEDAL.*JB
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES RAPID ACCELERATION WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE PEDAL.*JB
THERE ARE 2 KNOWN SERVICE BULLITINS OUT ON THESE PROBLEMS AND CHEVROLET NOR THE DEALER WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
THERE ARE 2 KNOWN SERVICE BULLITINS OUT ON THESE PROBLEMS AND CHEVROLET NOR THE DEALER WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER STATES NOW STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CURRENT TRANSMISSION.*JB
SHOCKS COMPRESS ALL THE WAY AND MAKE A LOUD SLAMMING NOISE, HAPPENS AT VERY SLOW RATE OF TRAVEL ON VERY SMALL BUMPS, AND GETS WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR LARGER BUMPS.*JB
VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN JUMP AS IF STALLING OUT WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. VEHICLE TAKES TIME BEFORE ENGAGING TO MOVE. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND INFORMED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC INDICATED SERVICE BULLETIN ON VEHICLE, BUT MANUFACTURER DENIED CLAIM OF SERVICE BULLETIN...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WAS UNABLE TO STOP, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD SOUNDS AND THEN STALL, CONSUMER WAS ALWAYS BEING TOLD BY DELAERSHIP THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND THE FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS ALWAYS BEING REPLACED, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT WAS FINALLY DE...
HOOD HINGES WERE WEAK, THE HINGES WERE DETERMINED TO BE BROKEN.*JB
THE LEFT SIDE VIEW MIRROR WAS BROKEN, ALSO CONSUMER STATED THE THE FRONT WINDOW WAS NOISY AND SHAKES WHEN UP OR DOWN, DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR, IN WHICH TWO OF FOUR BOLTS WERE MISSING AND THE OTHER TWO WERE LOOSE.*JB
ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND USING A LOT OF FUEL, DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY 02 CENSOR, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE OIL PRESSURE WAS EXCESSIVE CAUSING VALVES TO STAY OPEN, THE OIL PAN AND OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A SCAPING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW.*JB
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING WAS UNABLE TO STOP, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, ALSO VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD SOUNDS AND THEN STALL, CONSUMER WAS ALWAYS BEING TOLD BY DELAERSHIP THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND THE FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS ALWAYS BEING REPLACED, BUT NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT WAS FINALLY DE...
HOOD HINGES WERE WEAK, THE HINGES WERE DETERMINED TO BE BROKEN.*JB
THE LEFT SIDE VIEW MIRROR WAS BROKEN, ALSO CONSUMER STATED THE THE FRONT WINDOW WAS NOISY AND SHAKES WHEN UP OR DOWN, DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR, IN WHICH TWO OF FOUR BOLTS WERE MISSING AND THE OTHER TWO WERE LOOSE.*JB
ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY HIGH AND USING A LOT OF FUEL, DEALER REPLACED A FAULTY 02 CENSOR, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE OIL PRESSURE WAS EXCESSIVE CAUSING VALVES TO STAY OPEN, THE OIL PAN AND OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED.*JB
CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A SCAPING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW.*JB
THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT (HIGH MOUNT) KEEPS BLOWING BULBS,WHEN PULLING THE BULBS OUT THE TOP OF THE BULB IS MELTED TO THE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
VEHICLE WAS SITTING ALL DAY UNTIL THE EVENING WHEN CONSUEMR WENT OUT AND INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT WIRIING HARNESS UNDER DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH INCIDENT, BUT INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT CONSUMER WAS SEEKING.*AK
THE MANUFACTURER PROGRAMMED THE AIR CONDITION TO BE ON ALL THE TIME, WHICH CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO MALFUNCTION, ABS BRAKE TO FAIL, AND VEHICLE TO STALL AND LOOSE ALL POWER.*YD
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THIS WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT WATER PUMP FAILED BECAUSE OF GASKET, BUT WOULDN'T COVER THE PUMP. *AK
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THIS WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT WATER PUMP FAILED BECAUSE OF GASKET, BUT WOULDN'T COVER THE PUMP. *AK
MY CAR WAS PROGRAMMED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THE A/C ON AT ALL TIMES. SO, DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, MY A/C WAS ALWAYS ON, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. THIS CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO MALFUNCTION THIS FALL. THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FINALLY REVEALED ITSELF, AND A MECHANIC AT DON RINGLER'S CH...
THE STEERING STARTED VERY GRADUALLY AND WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. IT GOT SO BAD BEFORE WE HAD TO REPAIR IT THAT YOU COULD NOT STEER AT ALL TO THE LEFT. WHEN I APPROACHED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR THEY SAID KNOW. AFTER THE REPAIR WA COMPLETED I TALKED OT ...
WHEN DRIVING RAILS BROKE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT DURING A CRASH ALSO, WHEN THE RAILS BROKE SEAT WAS LOOSE, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. CRASH WAS LEFT FRONTAL IMPACT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JB
WHEN STATING VEHICLE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. ALSO, ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER NOTED THERE WAS A TSB LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. ALSO, ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING FLUID. CONSUMER NOTED THERE WAS A TSB LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT SEAT SEATBACK FAILED TO PROPERLY LOCK INTO PLACE. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR FAILURE OF THE SEATS TO LOCK INTO PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME FOUR-SPEED OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, AND "ETS OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. VEHICLE REMAINS IN LOW GEARS UNTIL LIGHTS GO OFF OR UNTIL VEHICLE COOLS DOWN. ALSO , THAT...
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME FOUR-SPEED OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR, AND "ETS OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTS COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. VEHICLE REMAINS IN LOW GEARS UNTIL LIGHTS GO OFF OR UNTIL VEHICLE COOLS DOWN. ALSO , THAT...
TWO TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON OUR 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED US TO REAREND OTHER VEHICLES. BOTH TIMES AFTER SLAMMING DOWN ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN WOULD JUT FORWARD 2-3 TIMES AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US....
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
IT ALL BEGAN THE SUMMER OF 1999, THE STARTER BROKE AND KEPT BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD CHEW IT UP AND SPIT IT OUT LIKE A BAD ORGAN. MY ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT WERE WITH FIRESTONE AND SHELL. THEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THERE WAS A CHIPPED FLYWHEEL. THE CAR WAS FINE UP UNTI...
ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON/ OFF. CONSUMER REPLACED GAS CAP. TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH COMPUTER. MECHANIC RESET COMPUTER TO REMOVE ENGINE LIGHT, HOWEVER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 DAYS AFTERWARDS. *AK THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ...
ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON/ OFF. CONSUMER REPLACED GAS CAP. TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH COMPUTER. MECHANIC RESET COMPUTER TO REMOVE ENGINE LIGHT, HOWEVER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 DAYS AFTERWARDS. *AK THE DEALER POINTED OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ...
WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN TURNING AT A LIGHT ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT DEFECT HAD NOT BEEN FOUND TO BE REPAIRED.*AK PCM WAS REPLACED TWICE, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BOARD, EGR VALVE, AND FUEL INJECTORS, VEHICLE STILL...
INTERIOR DOME LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONUSMER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 98V027000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE IS EXPIRIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96V250000; HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH WHEN HAZARD SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED, THE PLASTIC PART WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE METAL TONGUE OF THE BELT SNAPPED OFF MAKING THE SEAT BELT UNABLE TO HOLD POSITION AFTER FASTENING. NLM
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR 2 YEARS. NLM
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR 2 YEARS. NLM
THE TP SENSOR FAILED. NLM
ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM
THE WATER KEEPS LEAKING FROM THE WEEP HOLE AND THERE WAS NO FAULT OF MINE OR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE THAT I COULD OF DONE. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE WATER PUMP (UNDER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD) THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE (APPROXIMATELY $800.00). *AK
REAR STRUTS & MOUNTS & EXHAUST HANGERS REPLACED AT 47,000 MILES. PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED.
NO TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN CARED FOR, WHICH THIS ONE HAS, SHOULD FAIL AT 78000 MILES. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. PARKED VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT OUT. NOTICED, AFTER REMOVING DOME LIGHT, A HOLE IN ROOF DUE TO LIGHT BULB. CEILING WAS BURNED. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS REFERRED TO DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE OF COST. *AK
THE TRANSMISSIONS IN GM CARS SEEM TO BE HAVING MULTIPLE FAILURES AT WHAT I SEEM TO THINK ARE UNUSUALY LOW MILAGES. THIS TRANS THAT WENT OUT IN MY CAR IS A GM REBUILT TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE LOOK INTO THE GM TRANSMISSION SITUATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE AND IT ALREADY HAS A GMC REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. *AK
IN COLD WEATHER STEERING BECOMES HARD AND UNMANAGEABLE. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND 4 ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, ALL WITH NO AVAIL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR 4 MONTHS NOT IN USE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT A PART WILL FAIL AND COST ME A...
WITH REGULAR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, NO OIL LEAK PRESENT, ENGINE MADE CLACKING NOISES WHILE DRIVING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE ENTIRE ENGINE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND HAD TO AUTHORIZE COMPLETE ENGINE TEAR DOWN ($1900) BEFORE THEY WOULD COME LOOK AT ENGINE (NO LONGER U...
4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FORWARD GEARS FAILED, REVERSE STILL WORKS. *AK
MY ETS OFF LIGHT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THE CODE 1810, WHICH IS THE TCC SWITCH, HAS SHOWN WHEN MY CAR HAS BEEN SCANNED. MY CAR HAS BEEN SEEN BY SEVERAL MECHANICS . THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS TOLD ...
MY ETS OFF LIGHT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THE CODE 1810, WHICH IS THE TCC SWITCH, HAS SHOWN WHEN MY CAR HAS BEEN SCANNED. MY CAR HAS BEEN SEEN BY SEVERAL MECHANICS . THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS TOLD ...
DOME LIGHT BURNED A HOLE ON ROOF BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A TOP OR PROTECTIVE COVER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.*AK
WHEN DRIVER WENT TO ACCELERATE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS SECOND TRANSMISSION IN VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENT DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH,.VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR TWO HOURS A FIRE IGNITED IN STEERING COLUMN CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ALSO LOSE OF OIL
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD IS NOT SECURED BY ANYTHING, THAT IT CAN BE LIFTED OUT BY HAND, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND POSSIBLY THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE REASONS WITH, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD IS NOT SECURED BY ANYTHING, THAT IT CAN BE LIFTED OUT BY HAND, THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND POSSIBLY THIS COULD BE ONE OF THE REASONS WITH, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *SLC
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID IT WAS RACK AND PINION STEERING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FIVE DAYS, CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. *MJS
THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND/OR WILL NOT CRANK . *AK
MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT IS OUT DUE TO MELTED WIRING, WHICH IN TALKING WITH MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER HAS BEEN A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS. AS FAR AS I CAN SEE CHEVROLET HASN'T ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM YET ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. ANY INPUT YOU HAVE WOULD BE GREATLY...
ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ALSO, ON TEN OCCASIONS, ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD OPERATED BY ITSELF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ALSO, ON TEN OCCASIONS, ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD OPERATED BY ITSELF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SPONTANEOUS FIRE, TOTALLY DESTROYED INSIDE OF CAR.*AK
WHEN STOPPED OR IN SLOW SPEEDS CAR STALLS AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK
MY HORN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. I DIDN'T WORK WHEN I BOUGHT IT. (WE BOUGHT IT USED). WE REPLACED THE FUSE, BUT IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THEN ONE DAY IT JUST WORKED AND CONTINUED FOR MONTHS. THEN IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPEN TWICE. SO AT THIS TIME THE HORN IS STILL NOT WORKING. MY OTHER...
I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS CAR AND THEY ALL SAY IT IS COMMON FOR THIS CAR TO BLOW HEAD GASKETS. I PAID $7000FOR THIS CAR IT SHOULDN'T HAVE COST ANOTHER $801TO KEAP IT ON THE ROAD AT 56.5K MILES. IF IT IS THIS COMMON THERE SHOULD BE A REMBERSMENT (RECALL )ON IT.. I ALSO HAVE A TI. *AK
INSIDE TRIM ALONG WINDSHIELD CRACKED THROUGH. REPLACEMENT COST IS $775. I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS WHETHER THIS WAS A NEW CAR AT TIME OF PURCHASE FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER SCRAPED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. WHILE HAVING IT REPAIRED THE INDEPENDENT COLLISION REPAIR SHOP COMM...
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION IN THE PAST AND NOW AGIAN I AM HAVING TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *AK
CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT, CHEVROLET WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER FULLY DUE TO THE REPAIR WORK NOT BEING DONE AT A DEALER. *SLC
CONSUMER HAD HEAD GASKET REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT, CHEVROLET WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER FULLY DUE TO THE REPAIR WORK NOT BEING DONE AT A DEALER. *SLC
BRAKES FAILURE TO STOP, CAR SLIPS IN GEAR WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES, HORN SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK THEN IT STARTS TO WORK , HEADLIGHTS GO DIM WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED ,NOISE IN REAR AREA
BRAKES FAILURE TO STOP, CAR SLIPS IN GEAR WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES, HORN SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK THEN IT STARTS TO WORK , HEADLIGHTS GO DIM WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED ,NOISE IN REAR AREA
I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGHT RECALL 98V027000 IS A VALID RECALL IT IS NOT CONECTED WITH MY VIN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS AND SHOES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR TWICE WITHIN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. I WAS TOLD BOTH TIMES THAT THE PUMP SHAFT HAS FAILED IN EACH OCCASSION. ALSO NOTE, EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THIS PART, I HAVE HAD TO PAY AT LEAST OVER $1400. *AK
THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 OR 50 WHEN THE RIGHT TIRES HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON IT'S TOP-SIDE. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD NOR DID THE AIR BAG ACTIVATE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND IS STILL HAVING BACK PROBLEMS...
THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 45 OR 50 WHEN THE RIGHT TIRES HIT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON IT'S TOP-SIDE. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD NOR DID THE AIR BAG ACTIVATE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND IS STILL HAVING BACK PROBLEMS...
CONSUMER NOTICED LIGHT ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLASHING AND STEAM POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
CONSUMER NOTICED LIGHT ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLASHING AND STEAM POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE, ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
IT STALLS IN THE RAIN SOME TIMES IT DOES HARD STARTS RUFF IDEAL SOME THING CALL THE COMPTER CONTROLE MODULE OR SOME THING JUST LIKE THAT L GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON THAT. COULD THAT HAVE SOME THING TO DO WITH IT IT WAS REPLACE. *AK
MY QUESTION IS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHAT IS THE RATE OF FATILITY IN A HARDTOP CAR VS A CONVERTIBLE. ANY OTHER DATA THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE ON THE SAFETY OF CONVERTIBLES VS HARDTOPS WOULD BE WELCOMED.
THE HORN DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. IT HAS CONTRIBUTE TO TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. THE FIRST WAS WHEN MY CAR BACKED INTO ANOTHER CAVALIER, SAME YEAR, AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT HER HORN WOULD NOT HONK. THE SECOND WAS WHEN A CAR BACKED INTO ME AND I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TOHONK THE HORN TO WORN THE MAN HE W...
CONSUMER CAN HEAR A BUMPING IN REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK
HORN HASN'T BEEN WORKING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER CLAMED THAT IN DIFFERENT WEATHER &TEMPERATURES IT WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE STALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR THE 1ST TIME. 2ND TIME DEALER IN...
HORN HASN'T BEEN WORKING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER CLAMED THAT IN DIFFERENT WEATHER &TEMPERATURES IT WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE STALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR THE 1ST TIME. 2ND TIME DEALER IN...
HORN HASN'T BEEN WORKING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER CLAMED THAT IN DIFFERENT WEATHER &TEMPERATURES IT WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE STALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR THE 1ST TIME. 2ND TIME DEALER IN...
HORN HASN'T BEEN WORKING SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALER CLAMED THAT IN DIFFERENT WEATHER &TEMPERATURES IT WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE STALLED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY & ALTERNATOR THE 1ST TIME. 2ND TIME DEALER IN...
REAR SEAT BELT GUIDE DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. *MJS
PCM REPLACED. *MJS
BOTH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS
BOTH TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. *MJS
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED, REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS
REPLACED POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE LINE AND RESEALED PUMP. *MJS
VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED. *MJS
MUFFLER REPLACED. *MJS
BATTERY FAILED. *MJS
REPLACED BROKEN CANCEL CAM AND HORN WIRE. *MJS
UPPER RADIATOR HOSE FAILED, COOLANT PIPE FAILED AND LEAKED. *MJS
UPPER RADIATOR HOSE FAILED, COOLANT PIPE FAILED AND LEAKED. *MJS
AT 46K MILES, MY TRANSMISSION PANEL LIGHT STARTED GOING ON AND OFF. AT 53K MILES, A GM DEALER READ A P1887 TCC RELEASE SWITCH CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. AT 58K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AT 70 MPH ON I77 NORTH OF CHARLESTON WVA. THE GM DEALERSHIP IN WVA FOUND THAT THE PUMP IN THE TRANSMISSION CAME ...
HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. IT WAS AROUND THE ENGINE WHERE A TECHNICIAN BELIEVED THERE WAS A HEAD BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER FOUR TIMES IN SHOP, MISFIRING,SEVERAL KNOBS HAVE FALLEN OFF,PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK,INTERIOR PROBLEMS. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER FOUR TIMES IN SHOP, MISFIRING,SEVERAL KNOBS HAVE FALLEN OFF,PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK,INTERIOR PROBLEMS. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER FOUR TIMES IN SHOP, MISFIRING,SEVERAL KNOBS HAVE FALLEN OFF,PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK,INTERIOR PROBLEMS. *AK
CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON RECALL #C00010, DEALER AGREED TO PAY PART OF REPAIRS AND NOT ALL. WOULD NOT PAY FOR DEALERSHIP CHARGES ON PRESSURE TESTING COOLING SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH DEALERSHIP REQUIRED IT....
I FIRST NOTICED THE COOLANT LIGHT ON AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN I TURNED CORNERS. THE LIGHT NEVER STAYED ON FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS, THEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER TO GET SOME RECALL WORK COMPLETED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A GASKET CONNECTING TO MY WATER PUMP HAS A SLOW LEAK. MY BROTHER HAS ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
I HAVE HAD REOCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS AND THE START UP LIGHT ON SUSPENSION SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR, I GOT A "CANNOT DUPLICATE" IN THE PLACE OF REPAIR. I KNEW NOTHING OF THE RECALL ON THIS ITEMS UNTIL 6/18/2000, WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING OTHE...
I HAVE HAD REOCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS AND THE START UP LIGHT ON SUSPENSION SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE AUTOMOBILE. EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR, I GOT A "CANNOT DUPLICATE" IN THE PLACE OF REPAIR. I KNEW NOTHING OF THE RECALL ON THIS ITEMS UNTIL 6/18/2000, WHEN I WAS RESEARCHING OTHE...
I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THIS SITE, CONSUMER REPORTS, CONSUMER CORNER, ETC. AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS HAVE HAD CYLINDER HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY LASTED THROUGH 100,000 MILES. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP ...
CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR A SEVERAL HOURS WHEN THE IGNITION SEEMED TO BE GOING OFF ALL BY ITSELF. THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START BY ITSELF. NO KEYS WERE IN THE AUTOMOBILE AT THE TIME. THE PROCESS COULD NOT BE STOPPED EVEN AFTER THE DRIVER TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION. *AK
DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SEAT BELT NOT TO RETRACT IN HARD STOP, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. DEALER SAID THAT SEAT BELT SPOILER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE HAD FUNCTIONED PROPERLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AFTER BEING PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OFF, THEN CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON 2 MILES BEFORE I REACHED MY HOME. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND HEARD A NOISE...
WHEN CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, THOUGH STILL HAD ELECTRICAL POWER. SUBSEQUENT REPAIR SHOWED CAM GEAR HAD BROKEN, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. THIS SENT PART THROUGH ENGINE, DAMAGING 3RD CYLINDER (VALVES COMING UNSEATED OR DAMAGE TO HEAD). ORIG. PART IS P...
WELL, I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE OF WHAT IS WRONG, MY CAR STALLED OUT AFTER FOUR TURNS OF THE IGNITION TO START IT UP AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START UP AGAIN. A FEW HOURS LATER, IT STARTED UP AND IT DIDN'T SOUND NORMAL, IT SOUNDED TERRIBLE. AS SOON AS SOMEONE COULD CONTACT ME, THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR I AM ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH WHILE COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. SHE WAS HEARING POPPING NOISES. CONSUMER RAN OVER A BUMP, AND MOTOR FELL OUT OF VEHICLE'S HOOD AREA. *AK
FEB 2000 I REPLACED A FAULTY WATER PUMP CONTINUED TO HAVE SLOW COOLANT LEAK...MAY 2000 HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BAD.NO RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS .....NOT PURCHASED BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS WHAT I RECOMMEND. *AK
FEB 2000 I REPLACED A FAULTY WATER PUMP CONTINUED TO HAVE SLOW COOLANT LEAK...MAY 2000 HEAD GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BAD.NO RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS .....NOT PURCHASED BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS WHAT I RECOMMEND. *AK
RECALL9V146000/AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT RECEIVED ON APRIL 13, 2000. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 45 MPH, A DEER JUMPED ON HOOD OF VEHICLE AND BROKE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE DEPLOYED AIR BAGS RUPTURED 2 DISCS OF THE DRIVER'S NECK. *YH
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER HAS ONLY DISCONNECTED THE WIRES, BUT NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE. ENGINE BLEW, RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON. *AK.ET.
I HAVE HAD THE TOP REPLACED ONCE AND THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN , IN THE SAME PLACE 11 MONTHS LATER. THE SAME HOLE SAME SIDE SAME PLACE , I NEED HELP.
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REPAIRS, AND WAS INFORMED OF A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STRUCK A DEER ON THE ROAD. THEN CHECKED UNDER HOOD, WHERE ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
THE HEADLAMPS FAILED. WATER ENTERED THE FRONT LIGHTING HARNESS LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER FACIA. THE WATER WAS RETAINED IN THE HARNESS AND CAUSED THE CORROSION OF THE SPLICES FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DRL CIRCUITS. THE SPLICES WERE BROKEN BY THE CORROSION, RESULTING IN FAILURE. *AK
HEAD GASKET DIAGNOSED TO BE LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO PALANKER CHEVROLET IN WEST BABYLON N.Y. VEHICLE KNOWN TO HAVE GASKET PROBLEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE IN 1995 CAVALIERS AND 1996 CAVALIERS ACCORDING TO OTHER CHEVROLET DEALERS( IE, DOBLER CHEVROLET, H...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BELIEVE THIS TO BE MANU. DEFECT. GM DOESN'T WANT TO COVER COST OF REPAIR - KM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN THE SUMMARY. *AK
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
KNOCKING NOISE NEAR TRUNK AREA, BURNING SMELL CONSTANTLY, PANEL LIGHTS ALWAYS SHOW SOMETHING WRONG, ETS OFF LIGHT BLINKING, TILT STICKS, HORN DEFECTIVE, DON'T START IN WARM WEATHER,POPPING NOISE IN REAR SIDE, COOLANT LEAKS, POWER STEERING HOSES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED UP AND LEAKED FL...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE ...
IN 53000 MILES: SPONTANEOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, COMPUTER FAILURE, VALVE TRAIN FAILURE.
IN 53000 MILES: SPONTANEOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, COMPUTER FAILURE, VALVE TRAIN FAILURE.
IN 53000 MILES: SPONTANEOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, COMPUTER FAILURE, VALVE TRAIN FAILURE.
DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ENGINE CYLINDER GASKET IS LEAKING AT 17,000 MILES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOTALLED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN CAR. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER AND DRAIN THE BATTERY WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NLM
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP FOR NO REASON. *AK
REAR BRAKE SYSTEM SHAKES AND LURCHES...WHEELS LOCK UP AND RELEASE...CAR SKIDS FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME CAUSING CAR TO ATTEMPT TO RUN OFF ROADWAY...THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN IN WET CONDITIONS. CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WHO "CLEANED REAR BRAKE DRUMS" AND TOLD US THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. LAST NIGHT T...
S WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE DIED OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO ALMOST BECOME INVOLVED IN AN AUTO COLLISION. *AK
CAR REFUSED TO MOVE WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC, ALL REG MAINT. PERFORMED, NO WARNING, BARELY AVOIDED BEING REAR ENDED. COMPANY NOT INTERESTED IN DANGER OR IN RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. ENGINE WORKS, CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. *AK
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON THE 26 OF THIS MONTH WHEN I HIT THE REAREND OF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME I WAS TRAVELING APPROX.25MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IT WAS A STRAIGHT ON COLLISION TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR.
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN. THE LITTLE PIECES OF THE BELT BUCKLE FELL OFF IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
MUFFLER DEFECTIVE. NLM
THE WINDSHIELD SAFETY GLASS BEGAN TO SEPARATE BETWEEN THE LAYER. NLM
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS. WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT UNTIL PART WAS COMPLETELY FAILED. FIRST CONTACT WAS WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
NO SUMMARY
THE COMPUTER IS ENCASED IN A SPLIT ALUMINUM HOUSING AND IS NOT HERMETICALLY SEALED. THIS SUB ASSEMBLY IS LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SURROUNDED BY LOOSE FITTING PLASTIC PARTS. IT IS SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE, DIRT AND IN NORTHERN CLIMATES SALT CORROSION
I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CD-PLAYER NOT EJECTING CDS.
CAR STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER LOSES CONTROL. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. FAILED AGAIN 10/30/99
VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL #98V-146. MJS
VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL #98V-146. MJS
VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL #98V-146. MJS
THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAVALIER WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE-THRU WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CONCOLE FLASHED AND THE CAR WENT DEAD. THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART. I PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND SEVERAL HO...
CAR WAS INTO MOBILE HOME TO WINDSHIELD AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES IN LAST MONTH AND CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. HAS OCCURED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. SHUT DOWNS OCCUR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALERS HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIND PROBLEM WITH NO SUCESS.
HAD TO REPLACE DRUMS IN APRIL OF 1998 AND I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I.E. NEEDING TO REPLACE THE DRUMS AGAIN.
"ETS OFF" LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" REMAIN ON WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. SUGGESTED CORRECTIONS DO NOT TURN LIGHTS OFF. IN SEPTEMBER 1997 WHEN PROBELM FIRST OCCURRED, THE PCM (ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS) WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. DEALER ALLEGED THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL PART WAS REPL...
THE HORN IS CONNECTED TO THE AIR BAG MODULE. IT CANNOT BLOW UNLESS PUSHED HARD. AFRAID AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY IF POUNDED TOO HARD FOR HORN TO BLOW. POOR DESIGN. *AK AFTER POUNDING SEVERAL TIMES HORN WILL BLOW WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE. AFTER GOING THROUGH PUDDLES BELT SLIPS AND POWER STEERING QUITS, ...
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN AN UP POSITION, FORCING DRIVER TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
VEHICLE'STRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION, BELIEVED THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SINCE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 54,000 MILES OF WEAR. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LATCHES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON JULY 31 1996, BUT NOT BY ME I CAN'T FOUND WHO OR WHOM PURCHASED THE CAR . I WOULD LIKE TO FIND IF THIS CAR WAS OWNED BY SOMEONE BEFORE ME BECAUSE THIS CREATE A PROBLEM WHERE IF SOMEONE ENTER THE DATE OF OWNSHIP AS 7/31 /96 WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF TH...
ABS LIGHT ALWAYS ON, COMPLIED WITH OWNERS MANUAL TO TURN OFF, BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER COVERAGE. NOT FIXED. NOW,GRINDS & BUMPS AT ENGINE START, SKIDS AFTER BRAKES APPLIED.DEALERSHIP VERY UNCOOPERATED!!
THE SUN GEAR AND CARRIER CRACKED AND BEARING EXPLODED CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *YC
MUFFLER REPAIRED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD WHICH WAS NEVER CORRECTED. *YC
ASSEMBLY OMMITTED FROM PASSENGER DOOR CAUSING FAILURE. *YC
THIS IS A SECOND REPORT OF THE POWER STEERIG FAILURE. THE FIRST WAS LOSS OF POWER ASSIST ONLY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS TOTAL LOCK UP OF THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE RACK AND PINNION ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED, IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION UNTIL 8/25/99. THE FAILURE OCCURED AFTER BACKING ...
STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WIFE WAS IN ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT, AND CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
TOLD COMMON PROB W/MY CAR BY DEALER - GM NOT AWARE OF THIS
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING GRADUALLY ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND SKID WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE REASON,AND WON'T LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BF GOODRICH TIRE BLEW ITS ENTIRE SIDE WALL, CONSUMER NOTICED NO STRANGE HANDLING UNTIL THE "BANG" THAT INDICATED THE FAILURE (BF GOODRICH TOURING T/A SR4 P195/65R15). *ET
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BF GOODRICH TIRE BLEW ITS ENTIRE SIDE WALL, CONSUMER NOTICED NO STRANGE HANDLING UNTIL THE "BANG" THAT INDICATED THE FAILURE (BF GOODRICH TOURING T/A SR4 P195/65R15). *ET
WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OPENED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVER'S DAUGHTER LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR LIGHTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
LOSS OF POWER ASSIST THREE TIMES, HAVE NOT DRIVEN SINCE 7/1/99. WE ARE TAKING IN FOR SERVICE 7/7/99.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME UNEXPECTEDLY. SOMETIMES THEY FLASH ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 98V027000 GM/FMVSS 101. THE PROBLEM HSA NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS AND VALVES COVERS GASKET FAILURE WITHIN 40,000 MILES OF WEAR; CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO MFR. DEFECTS. AND CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER.
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, UNDER WET CONDITIONS, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER AND MANJUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SOMETIMES DURING THE INITIAL START-UP THE CAR WILL CRANK . YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE THEFT-SYSTEM AND DISCONNECT THE BATTERY CABLES AND WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO LET THE COMPUTER REBOOT ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES DURING DRIVING WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND THEN DIE...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED MERGING TRAFFIC, SO I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I THEN HEARD A POP BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO THE RADIO. I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR K...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED MERGING TRAFFIC, SO I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I THEN HEARD A POP BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO THE RADIO. I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR K...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED MERGING TRAFFIC, SO I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I THEN HEARD A POP BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO THE RADIO. I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR K...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED MERGING TRAFFIC, SO I SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I THEN HEARD A POP BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO THE RADIO. I NOTICED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THE CAR K...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IMPACT FRONT SIDE BY PICKUP TRUCK. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
HEAD GASKET BLOWN.
RADIATOR HOSE RUBS AGAINST THE BATTERY METAL WHICH CAUSES A HOLE IN THE HOSE AND A RADIATOR LEAKAGE. THIS MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR HOSE, AND PUT A HARD PLASTIC OVER THE HOSE SO IT WON'T CAUSE A HOLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AFTERING TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE TWICE, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA AND BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
VEHICLE BOUGHT W/BAD WATER PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING BADLY. BRAKES IN REAR WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL NOISE & WERE SLUSHY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANY GREAT DISTANCE & THEN STOPPPED, IT WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN STALL OUT. HARD TO RESTART. ODOMETER NUMBERS NOT EVEN & OUT OF SYNC. WATER HOSE IS LEAKING....
VEHICLE BOUGHT W/BAD WATER PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING BADLY. BRAKES IN REAR WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL NOISE & WERE SLUSHY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANY GREAT DISTANCE & THEN STOPPPED, IT WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN STALL OUT. HARD TO RESTART. ODOMETER NUMBERS NOT EVEN & OUT OF SYNC. WATER HOSE IS LEAKING....
VEHICLE BOUGHT W/BAD WATER PUMP WHICH WAS LEAKING BADLY. BRAKES IN REAR WERE MAKING METAL TO METAL NOISE & WERE SLUSHY. WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANY GREAT DISTANCE & THEN STOPPPED, IT WOULD OVERHEAT & THEN STALL OUT. HARD TO RESTART. ODOMETER NUMBERS NOT EVEN & OUT OF SYNC. WATER HOSE IS LEAKING....
TRANSMISSION (MAIN DRIVE) FAILED. NLM
TRANSMISSION (MAIN DRIVE) FAILED. NLM
COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS ADDED. FOUR DAYS LATER, WHEN OIL CHANGE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR LEAK. DEALER SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OWNER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION RECALL COMPONENT, HOWEVER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY RECEIVING REPAIR WORK. MJS (98V-319)
A VALVE INSIDE THE POWER STEERING MECHANISM IS STUCK, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE INOPERATIVE AND ALLOWING IT TO JERK FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD.
I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL LEAK AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET AND A CRACKED HEAD. *AK
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED, REQUESTS RECALL INFORMATION. *AK
CAR HAD A "HARD START" WHEN COLD. CONCERNED BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET STRANDED, ASSUMING THAT 1/4 FULL TANK OF GAS WAS ENOUGH TO START CAR - ESPECIALLY THOSE TRANSPORTING CHILDREN, LIKE I DO. AFTER FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED (BY DEALER), IT STARTED BETTER THAN WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. HAD BEEN A PROBLEM...
WHEN DRIVING ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT INCREASES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS BEING APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR CRACKED IN SAME SPOT ALONG WITH DOOR SILLS ON ALL DOORS. *AK
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 60 MPH, HIT TREE RIGHT IN MIDDLE OF THE HOOD, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER, 17 YEARS OLD, SUFFERED SEVERE INTERNAL AND FACIAL INJURIES, PASSENGER,12 YEARS OLD, SUFFERED COMPOUND FRACTURE OF LEG. *AK
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT/OIL PRESSURE VALVE BLEW UP AND OIL IS ALL OVER/COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS NOT YET REMEDIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT/OIL PRESSURE VALVE BLEW UP AND OIL IS ALL OVER/COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS NOT YET REMEDIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT/OIL PRESSURE VALVE BLEW UP AND OIL IS ALL OVER/COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS NOT YET REMEDIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT/OIL PRESSURE VALVE BLEW UP AND OIL IS ALL OVER/COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, AND RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEMS NOT YET REMEDIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY ...
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY ...
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY ...
THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY ...
PART BROKE WITH NO WARNING - RESULTS IN NO POWER AT ALL TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC- MECHANIC SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL CAVALIERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD STOPPED FOR NO REASON. WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AT 43,000 MILES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID THAT TRANSMISSION HAD WORN OUT & NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
HEADLIGHT WIRING SHORTED ON BRACKET WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS FAILED. CHEVROLET SAID "TOO BAD" CHARGED $73.53 TO FIX WIRING.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY,.WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S NECK/BACK AND SPINE. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG SMASHED OUT FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NOTHING POSTIVE TO SAY....
WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY GO OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN ALL EFFORT TO RESOLVE SITUATION AND WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE BOUGHT INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE AND HORN FAILURE. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS VECHICLE IS A LEMON
MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN ALL EFFORT TO RESOLVE SITUATION AND WAS OF NO ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER. I AM A 22 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WHO HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE BOUGHT INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE AND HORN FAILURE. IN MY ESTIMATION, THIS VECHICLE IS A LEMON
HEAD GASKET FAILED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, ONE INCIDENT DESTROYED WATER PUMP.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAY ON, BUT SEEMS TO BE NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. OCCUPANT IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAVALIER. WHEN USED IN CONJUCTION WITH INFANT CAR SEATS. ALL THE INFANT SEAT MANUFACTURERS HAVE ISSUED WARNINGS AGAINST USING ANY OF THEIR SEATS WITH CARS WHERE THE SEAT BELT IS ANCHORED FORWARD AT THE CREASE, WHICH IS TH...
THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAVALIER. WHEN USED IN CONJUCTION WITH INFANT CAR SEATS. ALL THE INFANT SEAT MANUFACTURERS HAVE ISSUED WARNINGS AGAINST USING ANY OF THEIR SEATS WITH CARS WHERE THE SEAT BELT IS ANCHORED FORWARD AT THE CREASE, WHICH IS TH...
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT START BACK UP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENT REPLACED BUT NONE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT , CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK
CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED OF THE EVAPORATIVE PURGE SOLENOID AND CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS CARBON MONOXIDE WAS LEAKING. WE HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY REPORT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IF GM HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS IN MANY OF THEIR OTHER CARS THEN WHY NOT THIS VEHI...
CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY ADVISED OF THE EVAPORATIVE PURGE SOLENOID AND CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS CARBON MONOXIDE WAS LEAKING. WE HAVE A WARRANTY AND THEY REPORT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IF GM HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS IN MANY OF THEIR OTHER CARS THEN WHY NOT THIS VEHI...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO STOBUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL A FEW FEET AWAY. *AK
ENIGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO THE BLOWING OF THE ENIGINE. *AK
COOLANT LOSS, LOW COOLANT LIGHT, COOLANT LEAK ODOR. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC VERIFED THAT IT IS LEAKING AND DAMAGING THE HEAD GASKET. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE 95 CAVALIER HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON RECALL. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 11/95, HAS THE SAME HEAD GASKET AS THE 95, BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT PAY TO FIX IT.
CLUTCH GETS REPLACED EVERY 26 K MILES, MANU CLAIMS NORMAL WEAR (NO OTHER I EVER HAD NEED A NEW CLUTCH THAT OFTEN).
SUSPENSION SYSTEM CONTINUALLY MAKES NOISE.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT THERE IS A POWER DRAIN ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHENEVER YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM, THE A/C WILL SLOW DOWN, AND THE INSTRUMENT DASH LIGHTS WILL DIM.THE CHEVY DEALER IN INVERNESS FIRST WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM ON 1-23-98 AND STATED THAT...
SDM (AIR BAG) FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN,AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMEONE TAMPERED WITH THE MILEAGE IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE H...
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THEY INTERMITTENTLY PULSATE. ALSO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE TO OCCURS CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. THE BRAKES SEEM TO PREFORM NORMALLY OTHERWISE.
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED A KNOCKING NOISE IN FRONT RIGHT SIDE WHICH THE OCCUPANT BELIEVES MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WATER COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOWS. PASSENGER SEAT COVER NOT ANCHORED. LEATHER PANELS COMING UNDONE. *AK *ML
WATER COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOWS. PASSENGER SEAT COVER NOT ANCHORED. LEATHER PANELS COMING UNDONE. *AK *ML
WATER COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOWS. PASSENGER SEAT COVER NOT ANCHORED. LEATHER PANELS COMING UNDONE. *AK *ML
WATER COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOWS. PASSENGER SEAT COVER NOT ANCHORED. LEATHER PANELS COMING UNDONE. *AK *ML
BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AND LOOKS AS IF IT IS ON. WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THERE IS NO SHIELD UNDER THE CAR TO PROTECT THE BRAKES, ENGINE, BATTERY, ETC. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. *AK
BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AND LOOKS AS IF IT IS ON. WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, THERE IS NO SHIELD UNDER THE CAR TO PROTECT THE BRAKES, ENGINE, BATTERY, ETC. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. *AK
THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COMPLETELY FELL APART. THE BUCKLE FELL APART IN DRIVER'S HAND. THE BUCKLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE. TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL GO OFF. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED,. DEALER STATES THE HARNESS WIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN IDLE. TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL GO OFF. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED,. DEALER STATES THE HARNESS WIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OVER WET OR PUDDLES THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACE THE SERPTINE BELT. PROBLEM REOCCURRING. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DLR CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET SURFACE, WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT CEMENT RETAINING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK , DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON WET SURFACE, WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT CEMENT RETAINING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK , DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
THE AIRBAG MODULES WERE NO LOGER FUNCTIONAL WHICM MAY RESULT IN THE UNIT NOT WORKING.
AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DAUGHER WAS SITTING STILL AT THE RED LIGHT. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. *AK CONSUMER STATED AFTER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WENT FOWARD AND STRUCK A VAN, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES IN CONSUMERS VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED DUE TO AIR BAG COVERING O...
HORN FAILED.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS RESULTED IN VEHICLE COLLISION, AIRBAGS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.
THE HORN WILL NOT BLOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ETS LIGHT STAYS ON.
RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION 98V146 IN AUGUST 98. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER WEEKLY AFTER RECEIPT OF RECALL . DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. *AK
IN WET CONDITIONS THE REGULATOR BELT WILL GET WET, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKE LOSS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HORN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY; INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD WORK SOMETIMES. DEALER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
CONSUMER WAS CROSSING INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DO A 360 DEGREE TURN AND REHIT THE VEHICLE AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS STANDING AT A CORNER FOR A RIGHT TURN WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER MADE A TURN AND ROLLED OVER THE CONSUMER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MFR. WERE NOTIFIED. *AK
REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.ALSO THE HOOD RELEASE/ABS BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *AK
REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.ALSO THE HOOD RELEASE/ABS BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *AK
REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.ALSO THE HOOD RELEASE/ABS BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *AK
REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.ALSO THE HOOD RELEASE/ABS BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *AK
ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES.
THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHT BEING INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE. REPLACED THE WIRES OF THE TAIL LIGHT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKES 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCES PROBLE...
THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHT BEING INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE. REPLACED THE WIRES OF THE TAIL LIGHT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKES 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCES PROBLE...
THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL LIGHT BEING INOPERATIVE WHILE IN USE. REPLACED THE WIRES OF THE TAIL LIGHT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. ALSO, PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 BRAKES 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, CONSUMER EXPERIENCES PROBLE...
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON OR A WARNING, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PRIOR DRIVING INTO A DITCH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
RECALL 98V146; WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MOVED TO RIGHT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A FRONTAL IMPACT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ...
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DELAER AND HAD DOOR REPAIRED. AFTERWARDS WHEN VEHICLE WOULD TURN A CORNER THE DOOR WOULD FLY OPEN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FRONT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLEY FAILURE.
BATTERY FAILED.
DRIVING VEHICLE 30-35MPH WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, ON A DIRT ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER & OFFERED WAIVER FOR REPAIRS. SUSTAINED INJURIES TO ARM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 1 INJURY TO DRIVER. *AK
HORN CONTINUALLY FAILS DUE TO SHORT.
I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP ALL THE WAY TO THE COMPLAINT DEPT. ABOUT THE CAR SHOCKING YOU WHEN YOU GET OUT OF IT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT WAS JUST HAPPENING WITH THAT MODEL, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR AND HAD SOME MUCH TROUBLE WITH IT, AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES BE...
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
HORN FUSE KEEPS SHORTING OUT, HORN INOPERATIVE.
FRONT BRAKES FAILED AT 17000 MILES AND NEEDED REPLACING.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, TAPPED A LIGHT POLE AND BOTH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED IN THE PROCESS. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, TAPPED A LIGHT POLE AND BOTH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED IN THE PROCESS. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED. *AK
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE WINSHIELD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE WINDSHIELD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT.
WATER IN AIR FILTER/PLUGS CAUSED ENGINE TO BACKFIRE.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP ON TIME. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT MANY CHEVROLET CAVALIERS HAD BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSATE.
ABS BRAKES FAILED. ALSO WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO PULSATE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION EA-98001. *AK
THE FUEL TANK GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE A PROPER READING. WHEN IT IS ON 1/4 FULL, GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. MORE THAN SEVEN INCIDENTS HAPPENED. THE DEALER ATTEMPED TO FIX, AND NOW THERE IS NO WARRANTY. ALSO, THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 40 TO 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION CABLE RUNS AGAINST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CATALATIC CONVERTER GOT HOT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION CABLE TO MELT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION CABLE RUNS AGAINST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CATALATIC CONVERTER GOT HOT AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION CABLE TO MELT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.
REAR WINDOW BROKE FOR NO REASON.
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, DRY ROAD CONDITION, VEHICLE CHANGED LANES AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH AND INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN . VEHICLE HAS BEENTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SEAT BELT DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE, IT TWISTS FREQUENTLY.
HORN DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK, UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL A COLLISION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING BRAIN DAMAGE TO 8 YEAR OLD CHILD. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR CAUSED BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT IMPACT.
TRUNK RELEASE LATCH BROKE THREE TIMES.
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE.
HORN FAILED.
GAS GAUGE FAILED.
INTEGRATED CAR SEAT BROKE.
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
BRAKES MADE NOISE AND THERE WAS SEVERE BRAKE FADING, LIKE A PULSING WHEN STOPPING.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS CATCHES AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP. DEALER SAYS ITS SUPPOSE TO. *AK
REAR WINDSHIELD BROKE FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
VEHICLE SPUN 360 DEGREES, CRASHING INTO GUARDRAIL, WHEN BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY.
ABS FAILED BECAUSE OF A ELECTRICAL SHORT AND CAUSED A CRASH.
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A POSSUM, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT ON AN EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO THE PASSENGER'S S...
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A POSSUM, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT ON AN EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO THE PASSENGER'S S...
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE RAN OVER A POSSUM, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT ON AN EMBANKMENT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO THE PASSENGER'S S...
AFTER VEHICLE HAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MINUTES, IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE THEN THE ENGINE FAILS.
FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDOW WHEN IT DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 18 DAYS AND HE STILL HAS NOT HAD ANY RESPON...
LIGHT SWITCH BUTTON/RING FAILED.
FLASHER/HAZARD LIGHT FAILED.
THROTTLE LINKAGES FAILED.
INTERMITTENT CLICKING ENGINE NOISE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PISTONS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN SOME VEHICLE SWITH 2.2L ENGINES. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TOP THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPER ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TOP THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPER ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES IN 7 MONTHS
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE REAR END JUMPS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK GM TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *SLC
THE DEFECTIVE PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEATBELT BROKE FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE, WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR AXLE FELL OFF, CAUSING DRIVER TO HAVE A MAJOR CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE HARD PLASTIC COVER THAT COVERS THE METAL RING THAT THE SEAT BELT STRAP COMES THROUGH, CAUSING INJURY.
HORN IS INOPERABLE WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER REPLACED THE HORN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHICH DID NOT REMDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
CHILD SAFETY LOCKS FAILED.
DESIGN OF THE BRAKE LIGHT (REAR WINDOW LOCATION) CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
EMMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.
COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED.
TIRE FAILED.(BF GOODRICH P195/65/R115).
FT GUARD ON RADIO FAILED.
GAUGE COVER CRACKED CAUSING IT TO RATTLE, REPAIRED ONCE AND FAILED AGAIN.
HORN FAILED.
DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR LOCK DOESN'T WORK.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, WAS GOING AROUND CORNER A DEER JUMPED OUT, HIT DEER HEAD-ON. TRIED TO MOVE TO THE SIDE, ENDED UP, HITTING TREE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING DRIVER TO SUSTAIN HEAD/SHOULDER INJURIES AND BRUISES. BUMPER WAS BENTED, INCLUDING HOOD FRONT SIDE PANEL. *A...
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO LEFT ARM.
RACK AND PINION BROKE CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.
ENGINE FAILED WHILE IN MOTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK
PE97041; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (10) MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE AIR BAGS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIBRATE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SQUEAKY NOISE. *AK
FRONT DOOR WINDOW CHANNEL FAILED.
BRAKES NOT BOLTED PROPERLY.
ABS BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON.
OIL LEAK
PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40 MPH, HIT/SHATTERED FRONT WINDSHIELD; ACCORDING TO MANUAL, NORMAL REACTION FOR AIRBAG. *AK
STEREO CASSETTE PLAYER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT GEAR. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT GEAR. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK
MAKING A LEFT TURN AROUND A CORNER ON A CITY STREET AND ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED (NO BUMPS WERE HIT AND STREETS WERE SMOOTH, CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING SLIGHT HEARING LOSS AND RING IN THE LEFT HEAR. *AK
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BRAKES STUCK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR- DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE. HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP AUTOMOBILE BY SHUTING THE IGNITION OFF. HE ALSO STATES AT THAT TIME HE COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS SO HE COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE AUT...
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BRAKES STUCK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR- DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE. HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP AUTOMOBILE BY SHUTING THE IGNITION OFF. HE ALSO STATES AT THAT TIME HE COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS SO HE COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE AUT...
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BRAKES STUCK AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR- DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AUTOMOBILE. HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO STOP AUTOMOBILE BY SHUTING THE IGNITION OFF. HE ALSO STATES AT THAT TIME HE COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS SO HE COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE AUT...
UNSPECIFIED.
NOISE AROUND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN.
THUMPING NOISE ON DRIVER'S BACK SIDE TIRE.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 20 MPH WHEN TURNING A CONER THE ENGINE FELL APART, (LITERALLY EXPLODED). *AK
DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH & ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT PASSENGER'S SIDE; AIR BAG DEPLOYED & HIT SHOULDER/CHIN AND CONSOLE; BOUNCED TO MERIDIAN; SEAT BELT AROUND NECK; SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER IN NORMAL POSITION; FACE CONTINUED TOWARDS CONSOLE. AT DEALER PRIOR & TOLD WAS PROBLEM & ORDERING PARTS. *AK
DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH & ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT PASSENGER'S SIDE; AIR BAG DEPLOYED & HIT SHOULDER/CHIN AND CONSOLE; BOUNCED TO MERIDIAN; SEAT BELT AROUND NECK; SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER IN NORMAL POSITION; FACE CONTINUED TOWARDS CONSOLE. AT DEALER PRIOR & TOLD WAS PROBLEM & ORDERING PARTS. *AK
WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET, THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED, AND THE DRIVER CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED/NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 17000 MILES. *AK
APPLIED BRAKES AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MPH AND DID NOT STOP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ABOUT 50 TO 55MPH, APPLIED BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE GASKET. DEALERSHIP REPLACED OIL PAN AND GASKET. STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. THE OIL LEAK IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CAR ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER SERVICE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIRS, NO PROBLEM FOUND. *AK
OWNER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT TWO TREES AND ONE TREE FELL DOWN. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE.
ENGINE OIL LEAK.
CONDENSATION IN REAR WINDOW.
TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE/SEALS FAILED.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED ACCIDENT AND INJURY.
ENGINE FAILED.
MUFFLER FAILED.
GASKETS FAILED.
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
OIL LEAK.
STARTED TO STOP, ABS BRAKES GAVE OUT; KICKED IN FEW MINUTES LATER. STEERING WHEEL W/ STRONG PULLING, HARD TURNING OR CORRECTING; HARD TURNING R/L. RPMS REVVED BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE, GEARS SHIFTED HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD. *AK
ENGINE STALLED DUE TO FAILED THROTTLE SENSOR.
ENGINE STALLED DUE TO LOW IDLE.
DRIVER SIDE MIRROR VIBRATES, BLURRING VISION.
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SQUEAK, ALSO CAUSE VEHICLE TO LURCH, SHAKE, AND JUMP UPON SUDDEN STOPS.
STEERING WHEEL SEEMS LOOSE.
WHEN PUTTING IN PARK, VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD/BACKWARD.
DRIVER'S WINDOW DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE, WIND NOISE AT HIGH SPEEDS.
NOISE HEARD OVER BUMPS DUE TO MISALIGNED EXHAUST/HEAT SHIELD.
NOISE HEARD OVER BUMPS DUE TO MISALIGNED EXHAUST/HEAT SHIELD.
WAS DRIVING AND CAR LOST POWER AND SMOKE COME OUT OF CAR. TOOK TO DEALER, HE SAID THAT CLUTCH FLUID WAS OVERFILLED NOT KEPT RIGHT CLUTCH, HAS DAMAGE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT CLEAR WINDOWS ONLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO ABOUT 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR LOWER. SERVICE PEOPLE CLAIM IT IS A PROBLEM ON 95, 96 AND 97 CAVALIERS. *AK
HORN WIRE SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HORN TO BLOW.
HORN IS NOT WORKING. *AK
TAPE DECK WILL NOT ACCEPT TAPES, REPLACED, REPLACEMENT CRACKS/POPS.
WIRE RUBBED THROUGH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CAUSING THEM TO MALFUNCTION.
HORN STOPPED WORKING.
MUFFLER BENT.
FRONT GOOD WRENCH TOURING TIRE CAUSED THE CAR TO SLIDE AND CAUSED CONTROL ARM TO BEND.
TORQUE BRACKET BACKED OUT, RE TORQUED.
NOISY ABS BRAKES, ALSO REPLACED NOISY POWER STEERING VALVE. *AK
NOISY ABS BRAKES, ALSO REPLACED NOISY POWER STEERING VALVE. *AK
HORN FAILURE. ABS MAKES NOISE WHEN ACTIVATED.
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS DID NOT LOCK, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. ALSO, CLUTCH PEDAL CLICKS WHEN DEPRESSED/FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEF...
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS DID NOT LOCK, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. ALSO, CLUTCH PEDAL CLICKS WHEN DEPRESSED/FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEF...
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS DID NOT LOCK, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. ALSO, CLUTCH PEDAL CLICKS WHEN DEPRESSED/FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEF...
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS DID NOT LOCK, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. ALSO, CLUTCH PEDAL CLICKS WHEN DEPRESSED/FRONT END MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEF...
WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO TURN APPLIED THE BRAKES, COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER CAR . *AK
MUFFLER FAILED
BRAKES FAILED.
ENGINE FAILED.
MIRROR FAILED.
ON THE THIRD DAY OF HAVING THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND CUT OFF, CAR IS AT THE DEALER, CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . *AK
POWER SEAT BELT FAILED.
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BAG/IT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH, RUNNING OFF THE ROAD, AND INTO ROCKS.
WHILE TRYING TO PRESS THE HORN, HORN DID NOT RESPOND AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO INFLATE. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE AN AIRBAG. *AK
HAS HAD HORN REPLACED 3 TIMES, DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPIENING ON INVOICE. THEY KEEP SPECIFYING HARM CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN HORN AND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WAS LOOSE, HEARD A LOUD SOUND, ENTIRE TIRE HAD EXPLODED & FLEW OFF RIM, DAMAGED/BROKE RIM, NONE OF TIRES REMAINED, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. GOODYEAR TIRE - P195/65R15. HAVE INVOICES. *AK
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLAC...
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLAC...
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLAC...
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLAC...
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLAC...
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 96, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED ABOUT FOUR TIMES . *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT, DEALER ADVISDED HER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BECAUSE TIRE BLOW OUT WAS DUE TO SOME TYPE OF OBJECT THAT PUNCTURED TIRE, ALSO AIR CONDITION WENT OUT TWICE, STARTER WAS REPLAC...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
WHEN GOING AT 65 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING IN A COLLISION, AIR BAG HIT DRIVER'S CHIN AND CAUSED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND BACK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 10 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES (ABS) FAILED TO WORK, VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP, PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, MECHANIC SAID MASTER CYCLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE, SEALS BROKEN. *AK
DRIVING AT 10-15MPH ON A SMOOTH SURFACE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOWS. *AK
DRIVING AT 10-15MPH ON A SMOOTH SURFACE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BLEW OUT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOWS. *AK
PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER'S EYE DURING COLLISION.
ANTILOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP.
SHOULDER HARNESS TWISTS.
HORN DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE.
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
TIRES FAILED.
DOME LIGHT FAILED.
PROBLEM WITH DOOR.
PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. REPAIRED (3) DIFFERENT TIMES AND LIGHT STILL REMAINS ON.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH HIT A CEMENT BASE TELEPHONE POLE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK AND ALSO INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER.*AK
COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL; ALSO ABS BRAKES GRIND/REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL; ALSO ABS BRAKES GRIND/REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL; ALSO ABS BRAKES GRIND/REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
REAR BRAKE DRUMS LEAKING FLUID, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH, WAS DARK, NOTICED DEER IN ROAD, HIT BRAKES (ABS), HIT DEER ON DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT END DAMAGED, HEARD HISSING IN DASH, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, NO AIR BAG (DRIVER/PASSENGER) DEPLOYMENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH CASING OF THE CAR WAS NOT WELDED, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY MAKES A NOISE, ENGINE STALLED AT 3000-3500 RPMS. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH CASING OF THE CAR WAS NOT WELDED, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY MAKES A NOISE, ENGINE STALLED AT 3000-3500 RPMS. *SLC
SEAT BELT ANCHOR CASING SPLIT, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO BECOME INEFFECTIVE.
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 601605)
LEFT EXTERIOR MIRROR SHIMMIES.
DRIVERS DOOR MAKES CLUNKING SOUND.
VEHICLE DRIFTS TO RIGHT IF DRIVER REMOVES HANDS FROM STEERING WHEEL.
WINDSHIELD SCRATCHED WHILE REMOVING FILM.
ALARM REMOTE FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
VEHICLE'S FRONT ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER ONLY DRIVING 47 MILES, BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT.SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BRAKES. *AK
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *JB
DRIVING HOME, ANOTHER CAR RAMMED BRAKES, OTHER CAR SWERVED, CAVALIER SWERVED ALSO BUT HIT OTHER CAR THAT SWERVED, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A NOISE IN SUSPENSION.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, SOMETHING UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD SHIFTS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GRINDING OR CATCHING ON SOMETHING, ALSO WHEN TURNING A CORNER THERE IS SOMETIMES A LOUD NOISE LIKE A THUMP.*JB
DRIVING VEHICLE, RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, HIT STRAIGHT ON (FRONT), AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN TURNING. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY, VEHICLE OVERHEATS. *AK
PARKED VEHICLE ON SLIGHT INCLINE, REMOVED KEY, THEN VEHICLE ROLLED 10 FEET, NO EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE APPLIED ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL.
UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY W/ESTIMATED SPEED 40 MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
POWER WINDOW MISALIGNED IN DOOR TRACK, WINDOW STRIP INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING IMPROPER WINDOW OPERATION.
RATTLING NOISE/VIBRATION FROM WITHIN STEERING COLUMN/DASH AREA. *DSH
BRAKES FAILED.
ENGINE EMITTED SMOKE/FUMES.
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK REST WON'T LOCK IN UPRIGHT POSITION, FOUND TO BE TRUE IN OTHER SAME YR-MAKE-MODELS, SVC DEPT. SAY IT'S MFR DESIGN, NO FIX. TT
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK REST WON'T LOCK IN UPRIGHT POSITION, FOUND TO BE TRUE IN OTHER SAME YR-MAKE-MODELS, SVC DEPT. SAY IT'S MFR DESIGN, NO FIX. TT
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE CAR GOES TO LEFT SIDE GOT IN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTAINT . TT
W/SOFT RAY,SOFT FLO; DESIGN FEATURE CAUSES BLINDNESS DUE TO POOR TINTING WHEN SUN COMES THROUGH FRONT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
W/SOFT RAY,SOFT FLO; DESIGN FEATURE CAUSES BLINDNESS DUE TO POOR TINTING WHEN SUN COMES THROUGH FRONT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS AND UNLOCKS BY ITSELF. TT
GAS THROTTLE LINKAGE COVER STUCK UNDER THROTTLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. *DSH
THE CAR IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSON PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, WHEN ENGAGING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE. TT WHEN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS COLD, AND CONSUMER BACKS CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUT INTO NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR FOR 3-10 SECONDS, IT JUST SITS THERE OR COASTS...
AIR BAG TAKES UP THE WHOLE WHEEL CAN BEARLY FIND THE HORN WHICH MAKES HORN VERY HARD TO PRESS. TT *SLC
AIR BAG TAKES UP THE WHOLE WHEEL CAN BEARLY FIND THE HORN WHICH MAKES HORN VERY HARD TO PRESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR; APPLIED BRAKE, NO EFFECT; VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN 360 DEGREE CIRCLE; SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE GAS COVER WAS LOOSE AND STATED THAT MAYBE THAT IS WHY ...
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR; APPLIED BRAKE, NO EFFECT; VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN 360 DEGREE CIRCLE; SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE GAS COVER WAS LOOSE AND STATED THAT MAYBE THAT IS WHY ...
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR; APPLIED BRAKE, NO EFFECT; VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN 360 DEGREE CIRCLE; SHIFTED INTO REVERSE.
UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DIRECTLY OVER THE CONTROL PEDALS THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTRUDES, CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO GET STUCK WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.