Electrical System › Horn
Filed Nov 29, 1995NJ
AIR BAG TAKES UP THE WHOLE WHEEL CAN BEARLY FIND THE HORN WHICH MAKES HORN VERY HARD TO PRESS. TT *SLC
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1996 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 1996 record →
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 19, 1995MN
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR; APPLIED BRAKE, NO EFFECT; VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN 360 DEGREE CIRCLE; SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE GAS COVER WAS LOOSE AND STATED THAT MAYBE THAT IS WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHY THE VEHICLE ACTED ERACTICALLY.*JB
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Sep 21, 1995MO
UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DIRECTLY OVER THE CONTROL PEDALS THERE IS A PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTRUDES, CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO GET STUCK WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
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