1999 Chevrolet Cavalier

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

• 12/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE MADE A TICKING SOUND, LATER THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AND IT WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS TICKING AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS NOT PUT ON CORRECTLY BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK *SC *JB

• 12/29/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IT FELT NORMAL. BRAKES WOULD GRAB, AND VEHICLE WOULD KEEP ROLLING. IT JERKED FORWARD THREE TIMES BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/25/2013· SUSPENSION

  DRIVING DOWN STREET HEARD A BANG GOT OUT FOUND DRIVER SIDE TIRE HITTING FENDER TOE TRUCK CAME AND SHOULD ME THAT SUB FRAME BROKE TALK TO SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. *TR

• 12/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES ARE FAR TOO SENSITIVE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP ON A SNOWY GRADE. *AK

• 12/24/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BROKEN STERNUM AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *CB *JB

• 12/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE HIT A DEER AT 50-55 MPH. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BUT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT SHOW AIR BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/18/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WITH IGNITION KEY IN START POSITION I BEGIN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THIS PROMPTED SITE SEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT RE-CALL #02V070000 APPLIES TO MY 1996 CAVALIER. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE EXISTANCE OF RECALL. *TR

• 12/18/2002· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING CAR IT FEELS LIKE WHOLE FRONT END IS FALLING OUT. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND WOBBLES

• 12/17/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER , REDUCING VISIBILITY WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER DIAGNOSED NUT FOR TRANSMISSION OF WINDSHIELD WIPER, SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

• 12/15/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ABS SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER STATED ABS MOTOR BECOME INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 12/11/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. THE ABS MOTOR PACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. BAD MOTOR PACK DUE TO CORROSION IN GEARS IN MOTOR PACK. THIS CAUSES ABS TO "SHUT OFF" BUT ALSO FOR BRAKES TO DRAG, STICK, PREMATURE BREAK WEAR, AND WARPED ROTORS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. NEWER DESIGN OF MOTOR PACK CONSISTS OF ELECTRONIC SOLENOID. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS. *NM

• 12/10/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE POWER WINDOWS/ HORN ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/06/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS

  MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT: BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. THE ABS MOTOR PACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND WAS TOLD BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. BAD MOTOR PACK DUE TO CORROSION IN GEARS IN MOTOR PACK. THIS CAUSES ABS TO "SHUT OFF" BUT ALSO FOR BREAKS TO DRAG, STICK, PREMATURE BREAK WEAR, AND WARPED ROTORS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. NEWER DESIGN OF MOTOR PACK CONSISTS OF ELECTRONIC SOLENOID. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS!*AK

• 12/04/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE,TIRESCrash

  AFTER AN ACCIDENT, MY RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. OCCASIONALLY, YOU CANNOT START IT ON THE FIRST TRY. THE BRAKES LOCK AND THE TIRES DO NOT TREAD ALTHOUGH THEY ARE BOTH UNDER 6 MONTHS OLD.*AK

• 12/03/2007· STRUCTURE

  THE SUB-FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LINE ON THAT SIDE. THE AIR CONDITIONING OVERFLOW TUBE WAS RELEASING WATER ONTO THAT PIECE OF METAL. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT LIKE THAT. COULD HAVE JUST BEEN CHEAP METAL. ON NOV 30 OF 07 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK AND IT JUST DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. WHEN YOU DRIVE A CAR EVERYDAY YOU NOTICE THESE THINGS BUT CANNOT PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND THE SUSPENSION FELT VERY LOOSE THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT TURNING CORRECTLY. THE MORE I DROVE THE WORSE IT GOT. ON THE WAY HOME I DROVE ONLY 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON PRAYING I WOULD GET HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT. IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. THANK THE GOOD LORD I DID GET HOME ALRIGHT. MY HUSBAND PULLED OF BOTH WHEELS STARTING WITH LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. WE TOOK PICTURES AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO OUR PREFERRED AUTO SHOP. BOTH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE GUY AT THE SHOP SAID WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT NOTHING BAD HAPPENED THAT WE ACTUALLY COULD HAVE LOST THE FRONT END. IN ALL THE CARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY CHEVY WE HAVE HAD. *TR

• 11/25/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE REAR BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRAKES WOULD BE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

• 11/25/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WILL START IF TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. THE EVENT HAPPENS WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON. IT HAPPENS AT STEADY HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN DECREASING SPEED. IT WENT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITHOUT STALLING, BUT THEN STALLED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. 2.2L ENGINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/23/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT REPLACED ORIGINAL PADS THREE TIME AND ROTORS ONCE. *YH

• 11/22/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#02V286000 RACK AND PINION. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. TS

• 11/22/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHEN HITTING A BUMP VEHICLE MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE AS THE OWNER APPLIES THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/20/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. *AK CONSUMER STATED BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS WERE TURNED, CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON VEHICLE.*SLC

• 11/20/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HAS 2 CRACKED PISTONS AND 3 CRACKED VALVES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVEABLE. *AK ALUMINUM HEAD WILL HAVE TO BE MACHINED BEFORE REUSE. *TT

• 11/19/2003· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 30 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER. *AK

• 11/15/2001· VISIBILITY

  WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE BEING IN IDLE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. *AK

• 11/15/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEMS, FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKE PADS AND THE CALIPER MOUNTING SLEEVES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME, DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY EBCM COMPUTER MODULE WHICH HAD BEEN BAD FOR A WHILE, BRAKE PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE SEAL LEAKED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT END SEEMED LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING LINKAGES. THE BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH WAS REPLACED DUE TO BLOWER INOPERABLE ON HIGH. *SLC

• 11/14/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL/FALTER WHEN APPLIED AT SLOW STOPPING SPEEDS. *NM

• 11/14/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/12/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY TWO WIRES CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE CLUSTER. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND DIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VHEICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/08/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE STALLS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WITH OUT WARNING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD REAR END CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/07/2001· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FIRST, THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT DEALERS, THE SENSOR FAN NOW DOES NOT WORK, THE BATTERY AND RADIATOR ARE NOT FUNCTIONING, THE STEERING IS MALFUNCTIONING, AND THE BRAKES ARE SLIPPING, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ALSO SLIPPING AGAIN, I REPORTED ALL THIS TO CHEVY AS I WAS NOT GETTING SATIFACTION FROM THE DEALERS IN FLORIDA AND NOW THE MY VEHICLE IS BROKE DOWN AND WILL NOT RUN IN BRADENTON FLORIDA AT COX CHEVELOT ON CORTEZ ROAD IN FLORIDA, I CALLED AND TALKED TO SEVERAL WOMEN IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CHEVY AND THEIR NAMES ARE BRANDY MAYS AND LILLANIA LOPEZ, I STILL HAVE NO VEHICLE AND NOW I AM NOT RECEIVING ANY COURTEOUS SERVICE AS I WAS TOLD CHEVY WOULD BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS A LEASE. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW CHEVY TRUCK AND DUE TO THE RED TAPE AND CHEVY NOW REFUSING TO HELP ASSIST ME WITH THE BUY BACK I AM UNABLE TO KEEP MY NEW TRUCK DUE TO THIS RED TAPE AND ALL THE FORMS AND INFORMATION THAT THE SERVICE DEPT. NOW SAYS I NEED TO HAVE HAD DONE, BUT I WAS NOT INFORMED WHEN I FIRST MADE THE COMPLAINT ON SEPT 7. I CALLED BACK ON SEPT, 28, WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT CHEVY WENT BACK ON THEIR WORD. I AM NOT A CAR DEALER, I DO NOT WORK AT CHEVY AS A SERVICE REPRESENTITIVE, AND I SURE DO NOT KNOW WHAT PAPERS OR FORMS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MANUFACTURE IN DETROIT MICHIGAN NEEDS TO FILL OUT PAPERWORK. I AM AN UNSATIFIED CONSUMER, AND I FEEL THE RUN AROUND I AM RECEIVING IS A GREAT INJUSTICE. I LOVED MY CAR AND IT IS IMMACULATE INSIDE AND OUT. I ONLY WANT TO KEEP MY NEW CHEVY TRUCK WHICH IS NOT LOOKING AS A POSSIBLE OPTION AS CHEVY IS NOT COOPERATING, THE DEALER MOVED ITS LOT, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN FLORIDA WILL NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE, AND IT IS AN ENGINE CENSOR CHIP, THE TRANSMISSION, THE RADIATOR SENSOR FAN AND NOW THE STEERING, I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO REPAIR A SENSOR CHIP OR ANY OF THESE THINGS AND SINCE THE CAR IS IN FLORIDA I CANNOT GET IT TO KENTUCKY. NOW GMAC, MY FINANCER ON MY NEW TRUCK WILL NOT FINANCE ME. *AK

• 11/07/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE DOES NOT CHANGE INTO GEARS PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

• 11/05/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RELAY SWITCH. AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE IT WAS MAKING A WINNING NOISE, AND THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO WAS FLICKERING. DEALER STATED THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

• 11/02/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WIFE AND KIDS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. COST ME $850 TO REPLACE. TRIED TO WORK WITH CHEVROLET TO GET COMPENSATION AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

• 11/02/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  POSSIBLE EXHAUST FAILURE MAY BE CAUSING FUMES THAT ARE GETTING THE DRIVER SICK WHILE DRIVER IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *YC

• 10/30/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUALLY FAILS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE FAULTLY, THEY DO NOT WORK AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO, THEY HAVE A TENDACY TO HOLD AND STICK AT BOTH INSTANT AND IMMEDIATE PRESSURE WITH OUT RELEASE, AS WELL AS DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT CALL FOR INSTANT BRAKING.*YD

• 10/28/2002· EQUIPMENT

  ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER HAS BEEN LAUNCHED OUT AFTER BEING HEATED UP. IT HAS LANDED IN MY LAP WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS GOING UNDER THE CAR SEAT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT WANT TO BURN MYSELF OR HAVE TO TRY TO FIND A RED HOT LIGHTER UNDER MY SEAT WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE LIGHTER LIKES TO LAUNCH ITSELF OUT. DT

• 10/24/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER BUT IS STILL COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTUERER'S ORIGINAL EXPRESSED WARRANTY. FIRST FAILURE RESULTED IN CAR STALLING AND TOWED AND BATTERY REPLACEMENT BY OWNER (6/00). BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR TAKEN TO ORIGINAL DEALER (CASA CHEVROLET) ON 8/11/00, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CAR THEN TAKEN TO SECOND GM DEALERSHIP (GALLES CHEVROLET) ON 8/21/00, ALTERNATOR FAILED TEST AND REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND CAR STALLED AND TOWED TO GALLES CHEVROLET ON 9/22/00, FUSE LINK AT STARTER REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR STALLED AND TOWED TO GALLES CHEVROLET ON 10/04/00, ALTERNATOR FAILED TEST AND REPLACED. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAR WAS DRIVEN TO GALLES CHEVROLET ON 10/10/00, PCM REPLACED. IN ALL INSTANCES THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 10/17/00 BUT IS INTERMITTENT AND CAR HAS NOT STALLED TO DATE. LETTER SENT TO MANUFACTUER REQUESTING REPURCHASE OF VEHICLE UNDER LEMON LAWS FOR FAILURE/INABILITY TO REPAIR THE SAME DEFECT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

• 10/22/2008· STEERING

  I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 CHEVY CAVALIER IN MARCH 1999 AND BEGAN HEARING CREAKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FOR REPAIR. THEY GREASED SOME PARTS TO DIMINISH THE NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR IN 2 OTHER TIMES TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE SAME ACTION WAS TAKEN, NO PARTS WERE EVER REPLACED. RECENTLY I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $2300. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND WARNINGS TO MECHANICS THAT CONSUMERS MAY COME TO THEM WITH THESE ISSUES LISTED OVER THE LAST 9 YEARS. THEREFORE, THIS IS A FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE THAT UNTIL NOW CHEVROLET HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS STILL MAKING THE NOISE AND I WAS WARNED IF THE WHEEL STARTS TO "STIFFEN UP" TO COME BACK IMMEDIATELY AS THE DANGER OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HIGH. *TR

• 10/19/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED AT 14,000 MILES; THEN FOUND THEY WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 33,200 MILES. FOUND THERE WAS NO BACKING PLATE TO KEEP ROTORS FROM RUSTING; DEALER ADMITS NOTHING ABOUT DESIGN FLAW AND SAYS THE REPAIR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HAD ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT A SURPRISINGLY HONEST MIDAS, WHERE THEY SAID IT'S LIKELY I WILL NEED TO DO THIS ALL AGAIN IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE POOR DESIGN OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

• 10/12/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ODOMETER. *MR THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ODOMETER WOULD CUT IN AND OUT WHEN DRIVEN OVER A BUMP. THE CONSUMER TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS AN ODOMETER DISCREPANCY. *SCC *JB

• 10/12/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO SKID 127 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. DRIVER HIT AN EMBANKMENT, AND VEHCLE DID A 180 DEGREE TURN. THIS HAPPENED WHEN BRAKING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/04/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND ROLLED UP ONTO THE VEHICLE, AND ROLLED BY DOWN TO THE GROUND. SENSOR WENT OFF AND MODULE LIGHT CAME ON. BUT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE'S FRONT WAS SMASHED IN. CONSUMER STATED THAT THAT DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/30/1999· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WAS AT STOP POSITION & STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE STEERING WHEEL PPED OUT OF DRIVER'S HAND. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO JERK RIGHT OR LEFT INTO OTHER LANE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.IT IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

• 09/29/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK. PROBLEM WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS INSIDE & OUTSIDE NOT TO COME ON. HAD THE FUSES REPLACED FOR ALL ELELCTRICAL COMPONENTS. ALSO HAD THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CHECKED & MECHANIC INDICATED NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE ABOUT ELECTRICAL CLUSTER PROBLEM.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMTNT CLUSTER, BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS. *YH

• 09/28/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION WIRING OVERHEATED. *AK

• 09/28/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CATALYTIC CONVERTER DEFECTIVE. *SLC

• 09/26/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISION BROKE APART, CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

• 09/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *SLC