1993 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE DRUM, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

LOCKED UP TORQUE CONVERTER IN TRANSMISSION WILLNOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL, RESULTING IN POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

VACUUM LINE BROKE, HEARD A "POP" NOISE, AND CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO BE IN A OPEN POSITION WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY,AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAD TO GET A NEW HORN. IT LOST CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. IT MADE A CONTIUOUS HONKING NOISE, AND WOULDNT STOP. *AK

DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING A DENT IN THE FRONT ON THE BUMPER AND TIRE HAD TREAD ON. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WON'T FIX THE CONSUMER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEIR IS A PATCH ON THE TIRE. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 35 MPH, MAKING NORMAL STOPS, ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

CONSUMER TURNED ON THE IGNITION, BACKED THE VEHICLE UP APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 FEET, PULLED IT BACK UP AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, GOT OUT AND SAW SMOKE. OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE HIGH FLAMES. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

REAR BRAKE MALFUNCTION.

HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL POPS OUT AND GETS JAMMED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TURN SIGNAL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN SAFETY RECALL 96I-001000.GM/COMMUNCATIONS: HORN ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. *AK

ODOMETER FRAUD.

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80MPH. THE DRIVER TURNED THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE UNLATCHES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO DEALERS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS CONSUMER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE HORN (RECALL 96-I00-000), BUT IS EXPERENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN. THE RETAINER CLIP DISCONNECTS FROM THE PADDING THAT HOLDS THE HORN IN PLAC. BY THE RETAINER CLIP DISCONNECTING, THE WIRE HAS DISCONNECTED AND THE HORN DOESN'T WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT SPEED OF 45-55 MPH SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. SPEED SERVICE STATION CHECKED. DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE IN RESERVE WAS LOW, AND THE RADIATOR WAS LOW. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY, DRIVER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. DRIVER TOOK WHEEL OFF VEHICLE AND FOUND THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ARM WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY IN HALF. THE CONTROL ARM HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

LOCKED DOOR FLEW OPEN DURING SIDE IMPACT. SEATBELT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR DID NOT RESTRAIN DCRIVER FROM BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE . DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN THEN LUNGE INTO A FORWARD MOTION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND DOES NOT STOP LIKE IT SHOULD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS DAMP OR COLD. *SLC

THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE IN TRAFFIC.

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

ENGINE FAILED

WHILE DRIVING A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT. *AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE CABLE/POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE/PRESSURE HOSES/WIRING/CRUISE CONTROL, OTHER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHER MALFUNCTIONED ON INTERMITTENT BASIS WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, BUT SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

THE BACKUP LIGHTS AND THE TURNING SIGNAL GO OUT IN MINUTES AFTER A NEW FUSE IS PLACED IN THE CAR. *AK

CONSUMER HAS CONVERTIBLE VEHICLE WHICH SHE PURCHASED IN 1994, SHE HAD THE SEATBELTS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME IN 1995, AND REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED A SECOND TIME AS OF MARCH 1997. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 17MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NOTICED LOUD NOISE, AS IF AIR WAS BEING FORCED OUT, THEN REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, NO PRIOR WARNING, NO INJURY. *AK

LEFT/REAR WHEEL/TIRE FELL OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY POLICE REPORT)

THE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON 1/13/94 AND 9/13/94, THIS WAS DUE TO A VERY BAD VIRBRATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DRIVING (65) MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MOUNTS NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN.

THE HORN PAD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING THE PAD TO BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND TURN SIGNAL LEVER, EA94-033 RECALL #96100100, DEALER STATED CONSUMER NOT LISTED UNDER THE CAMPAIGN. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED, REPAIRED HOWEVER CONTINUE TO FAIL.

VEHICLE HIT ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND BECAUSE BOTH THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE LAP BELT WERE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR, THE DRIVER WAS PROPELLED OUT INTO THE STREET CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FOREHEAD, JAW AND LEFT HAND.

REAR BRAKES REPLACED.

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE APRIL 1, 1996 AND HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE YET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

REPLACED THE STARTER FIVE TIMES; ALSO, TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND THEN TRIED TO TURN TO LOW BEAMS, BUT LOW BEAMS DID NOT GO ON. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH MELTED OUT, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM AREA OF STEERING COLUMN, DRIVER COULD NOT TURN OFF LIGHTS, NOW, HAS NO LIGHTS. *AK

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN FUSE BOX, UNDER THE DASH GETS HOT . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING (35) MPH THE HOOD FELL OPEN AND BENT BACK OVER THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND BROKE ALL THE HINGES THAT SUPPORT THE HOOD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

VEHICLE SKIDDED ON WET LEAVES , CAUSING ACCIDENT.

THE FRONT DISC PADS/ROTORS WEAR OUT , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

AIR CONDITIONER INOPERATIVE

PISTON CONNECTING ROD BENT/BROKE OFF, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. *SD