INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SD
1993 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ALL FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS. *DSH
THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS ARE OUT OF ROUND AFTER 39K MILES, CHEVROLET ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS. *AK
ABS SYSTEM PULSES EXTREMELY SLOWLY/LEFT REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *DSH
HORN FELL OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK
TROOPER C.R. HAWN REPORTED TWO DEATHS INVOLVING COLLISION WHERE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED AFTER THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, OTHER VEHICLE IS 92 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *AK
PURCHASED CAR USED, CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
HEAD GASKET REPLACED. *SD
BOTH WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING, CAUSING LEFT REAR BRAKE TO GRAB. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
UNKNOWN TIRE BLEW OUT.
WHEN ENGAGING TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. TT
PASSENGER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 20MPH. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW THE AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE SIGNAL LIGHT WASN'T WORKING HAD MORE PROBLEMS WILL DESCRIBE. TT
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION IS MISSING THE FIRST GEAR, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 20 MPH. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES DEFECTIVE.
SPEAKER BRACKETS CAUSED A LACERATION INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE IT GOES BACK/FORTH MAKES NOISE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE GRABS AND RELEASE, WHEN HEAR GRINDING NOISE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS. TT
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, CAUSING DOORS TO LOCK UP/'JAWS OF LIFE' WAS USED TO RESCUE PASSENGER'S FROM VEHICLE. *SD
RADIATOR REPLACED. *SD
ABS BRAKES WHEN APPLIED ON GRAVEL ROAD OWNER SPUN LOSING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS: AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AS IF HIT FROM BEHIND; BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED BY DEALER, FOUND NO PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, UNKNOWN CAUSE FOR LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
THE BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY AND WHEN SHE STOPS THERE IS A DEAD SPOT IN HER BRAKES. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES FORWARD WHEN DRIVING.
BRAKES DO NOT HOLD AFTER APPLYING THEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
EXHAUST TAIL PIPE DOES NOT EXTEND BEYOND REAR BUMPER, CAUSING THE EXHUAST FUMES TO GO INTO VEHICLE. TT
SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORWARD ON THE TRACK, WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE/TROWS DRIVER FORWARD WHEN DRIVING. *AK
FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES. *SD
VEHICLE HAS NO REAR BRAKES, HAD TO HAVE FRONT PADS CHANGED FREQUENTLY. TT
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. *SKD
WHINING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN.
VEHICLE FIRE. *SKD
ANTI LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO PADS AND ROTORS.
WHEN MAKING ATTEMPT TO USE HORN, PAD FELL IN LAP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HORN POPS OUT OF STEERING WHEEL, HANGS BY THE WIRING, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS REPLACE 3 TIMES. TT
DOOR LOCKS DRAIN BATTERY, WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WILL MAKE NOISE. TT
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, SHOULDER HARNESS DIDN'T ENGAGE DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. TT
BRAKES THUMP AND JERK WHEN PEDAL APPLIED.
WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WENT TO SIT BACK AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK FELL INTO THE REAR. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENAGER SEAT IS NOT BOLTED DOWN TO THE FLOOR SECURELY, RESULTING IN SEAT TILTING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT
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