1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

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, HEMSTEAD N.Y) AND BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR GOOD WILL ASSISTANCE. I AM VERY DISALUSSIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE DEALER I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO TO BE REPAIRED SAYS THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS MILAGE AND YEAR AND THAT CHEVROLET WILL NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS OR OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP OR ENLIGHTENMENT REGARDING MY PROBLEM, INSTEAD IU HAVE BEEN SHOVED ASIDE AND IGNORED. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THAT HAVE NO EXPLAINABLE ANSWER AS TO WAY THEY OCCURRED BUIT YET HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED CONTINUOUSLY UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS LEMON OF A CAR AND THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW!!! PLEASE HELP ME IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE WITH MY UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE AND CONTACT ME WHEN POSSIBLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE :)*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 FLUID ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM, WINDOW RATTLES WHEN COMING DOWN, WINDOW NOT ALIGNED RIGHT AIR COMES THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES,ALARM DOESN'T WORK 85% OF THE TIME EVEN WITH NEW BATTERIES, NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE JUNE 1, 1999.

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 SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE SERVICES. *AK