1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

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  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - WASHINGTON, IL

    CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH WORK DONE ON VEHICLE. AFTER RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE, , VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. ALMOST LOST HIS LIVE TWICE.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - LANCASTER, OH

    BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - BURLINGTON, WI

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - BURLINGTON, WI

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - WINCHENDON, MA

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - CHICAGO, IL

    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. *SLC

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - WEST HAVEN, CT

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - HOPE MILLS, NC

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - CHICAGO, IL

    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.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - SAN ANTONIO, TX

    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 THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE