1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

MAIN SEAL LEAKED OIL AT 5000 MILES, VEHICLE IS HARD TO RESTART ONCE IT HAS RUN FOR A WHILE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT AT SPEED 55 MPH. VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO A DITCH AT 30 MPH IMPACT HEAD-ON IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ,CAUSING DRIVER TO GO INTO STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, FUEL CUT OFF SWITCH DID NOT KICK IN. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE ALWAYS TWISTED,TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 3 TIMES, DEALER SAID ALL CAVALIERS ARE LIKE THIS. COMPARED TO A NEW ONE AND SAID LOOK AT THE NEW ONE IT'S JUST LIKE YOURS, CANNOT RESOLVE PROBLEM.BUT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SAID ,NOT TO PUT SEAT BELTS ON WHEN THERE TWISTED, OR RISK SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ROTORS WARPING CAUSING BRAKE PULSATION, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES CONTINUALLY, AFTER SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS OF THE SYSTEM (ROTORS, PADS, CALIPER SLEEVES) THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED, FINAL ANALYSIS REVEALED A DEFECTIVE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSING PROBLEMS. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. HAD IT TOWED INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE CLUTCH & 3RD & 4TH GEAR WENT OUT. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN TO OTHER SIMILAR CARS. I TALKED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING CHEVY CARS FOR 22 YEARS. HE STATED THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO NOT DISENGAGE AND BURNS UP THE CLUTCH AND RUINS THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THEY FIXED THE CAR TWO DAYS LATER I WAS ON THE SAME HIGHWAY AND THE CLUTCH BURNED UP AGAIN. IT IS NOW BACK THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 55MPH AND VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. THEN, SUDDENLY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY. MOVED TO SLOW LANE & HIT CEMENT WALL & WENT INTO A TAIL SPIN. REAR BUMPER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE & CAME OFF. HORN FAILED TO WORK WHEN IT WAS USED. DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS ON RIGHT HAND FROM PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *AK

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

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

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