1992 Chevrolet Cavalier

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE.

• 12/30/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION RESULTING IN NECK AND BACK INJURY.

• 12/27/1997· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  UNSPECIFIED.

• 12/23/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ON OTHER OCCASIONS, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND WHILE MAKING A TURN AND APPLYING BRAKES. THE PEDAL STICKS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH MEANS THAT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

• 12/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS; BRAKES LOCK UP AT LOW SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

• 12/09/1994· POWER TRAIN

  WHEEL BEARING FAILED, CAUSING GRINDING NOISE/VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *SKD

• 12/08/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN ATTACHED GARAGE FOR THREE HOURS WHEN NOISE WAS HEARD IN GARAGE. WHEN LOOKED IN GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE. PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUSHED OUT OF GARAGE. LARGE HOLE IN DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE FIRE CAME OUT, STRONG ORDOR OF BURNT PLASTIC AND ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL.*AK

• 12/08/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN ATTACHED GARAGE FOR THREE HOURS WHEN NOISE WAS HEARD IN GARAGE. WHEN LOOKED IN GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE. PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUSHED OUT OF GARAGE. LARGE HOLE IN DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE WHERE FIRE CAME OUT, STRONG ORDOR OF BURNT PLASTIC AND ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL.*AK

• 12/04/1996· STEERING

  TIE ROD FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.

• 12/03/2003· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE REAR SHOCK MOUNTS RUSTED OUT AND THE SHOCKS BROKE FREE OF WHAT REMAINED OF THE WHEEL WELL. *MR *SCC *JB

• 11/29/2002· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. DT

• 11/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NONE

• 11/27/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT COME ON, NOW IT WORKS FINE, BUT THE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR.

• 11/27/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED.

• 11/27/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 11/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HAD A FRONT BRAKE REALIGNMENT JOB DONE. HEARD NOISES WITH THE BRAKES ANYTIME WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE COMPLETE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 11/22/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOORS DO NOT SHUT UNLESS THEY ARE SLAMMED VERY HARD. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO INJURE HIS LEG. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/16/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  INTAKE MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE AND VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP ONCE IT SHUTS OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING, CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER DEALERSHIP INSTALL NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK *TT

• 11/10/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY CAR FAILS TO STOP. THE CAR SLOWS DOWN BUT CONTINUES TO GLIDE. THE CONSUMER IS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/06/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP TORQUE CONVERTER WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN VEHICLE WARM. VEHICLE STARTS, BUT WILL ABRUPTLY STALL WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. WHEN VEHICLE COOLS, TRANSMISSION OPERATIONAL UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS BACK UP. THIS IS THE 5TH GM VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT EXHIBITS THIS PROBLEM. IT USUALLY OCCURS AT OR NEAR 100,000 MILES. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IF VEHICLE STALLS IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AS THERE IS NO WAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD 1 VEHICLE STALL ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC. AFTER 5 VEHICLES IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND NOT JUST RELATED TO 1 VEHICLE. ACQUAINTANCES WITH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS. DT

• 11/04/1997· WHEELS

  WHEEL HOUSING RUSTED OUT AT THE SHOCK CONNECTION.

• 11/03/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SUMMARY NOT PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

• 10/31/2000· SEATSCrash

  DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE IN REAR END COLLISION, SENDING DRIVER INTO BACK SEAT, PICTURES AVAILABLE

• 10/26/1997· VISIBILITY

  REAR DEFOGGER SWITCH FAILED.

• 10/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS SOME VIBRATION WITHIN THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

• 10/22/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLYED THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISE BEFORE STOPPING; DEALER NOTIFED ON TWO OCCASION AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUNED.

• 10/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HEARD A LOUD NOISE WITH THE BRAKES. HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REALIGNED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY CHECKED OUT FINE. LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 10/13/1998· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  STEERING COLUMN WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. MOVES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPAIRED. PROBLEM REAPPEARED. ALSO, THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAKS OUT. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES FOR BOTH PROBLEMS.

• 09/30/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH, WILL HOLD SET SPEED AT 10 TO 20 MINUTES, THEN WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VERY RAPIDLY, WITHIN 20 SECONDS, GOES FROM 65 TO 85 MPH, TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT CONTROL SPEED, ONLY DISENGAGES BY BRAKING.*AK

• 09/29/1998· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE LOCKING PIN FELL OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL TILT ADJUSTER. *AK

• 09/29/1995· STEERING

  TIE ROD BOLTS WERE UNDER SIZED COMING FROM THE FACTORY. TT

• 09/28/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES PEDAL NEARLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE STOPPING, VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED LIGHT COMES ON AND THEY MAKE A LOUD GRIDING NOISE. TT

• 09/25/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTOR FAILED 5 TIMES. *SD

• 09/24/1994· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REPLACED BRAKES TWICE. *AK

• 09/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASED. DEALER STILL NOT FIND THE CAUSE. HOWEVER, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

• 09/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUIDS TO SPRAY ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. COOLANT LEAKED OUT OF RADITOR. *AK

• 09/18/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrashFire

  WHILE DRIVING NOTICED GAUGE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHEN LOOKED UP SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYS. WIRING HARNESS FIRE, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

• 09/13/2000· TIRES

  SIR: I PURCHASED 2 FIRESTONE TIRES, STYLE "FR410" AND 2 DAYS LATER ON A BUSY I-95 FLORIDA HIGHWAY, AT 65 MPH I GOT A TWO WHOLE BLOWOUT ON A BRAND NEW TIRE. I WAS VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET KILLED BY THE SPEEDING CARS. I JUST WANT TO REPORT THAT THE "FR410" TIRE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I AM STILL SHAKING FROM THE ORDEAL. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WITH ANOTHER 2 FIRESTONE TIRES. I HOPE I DONT HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH THESE. NEW TIRES IS FT70C. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

• 09/12/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE FUSE MARKED "ACC" HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT 3 TIMES AND IT KEEPS BLOWING. ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE A/C QUIT WORKING AS WELL AS THE POWER LOCKS. (SAME SIZE FUSE USED EACH TIME) WHEN I GO TO PUT THE FUSE IN IT SPARKS, I ALSO AM ABLE TO HEAR THE CHIME FOR THE KEY (IF IN THE IGNITION), *AK

• 09/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS, BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, REPLACEMENT OF THE DISC PADS AND ROTORS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 09/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHEN SHE WENT THROUGH SOME WATER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/11/1995· SEATS

  FRONT LEFT SEAT DRIVER SIDE BOLTS CAME LOOSE FROM THE FOUNDATION. TT

• 09/09/1996· POWER TRAIN

  SLAVE CYLINDER OF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS MADE OF PLASTIC FAILED WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY GOING, ALMOST HITTING A CHILD IN PARKING LOT. OWNER HAD NO WARNING THAT PLASTIC CYLINDER WAS GOING TO FAIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

• 09/07/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 09/07/1999· STRUCTURE

  REINFORCEMENT PLATE BEHIND THE REAR BUMPER HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. DEALER SAYS THIS PLATE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 09/05/1996· VISIBILITY

  REAR WINDOW GETS A CLOUDY YELLOW FILM ON IT THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THAT WINDOW.*AK

• 09/04/1996· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FLUID DRIED OUT CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH TO FAIL.

• 09/02/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE TRAVELING 35-40MPH & APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. COULD FEEL ABS KICKING IN, BUT VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. FINALLY VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER GOING SOME DISTANCE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE & NEEDED CORRECTING. *AK