1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

237 complaints filed with NHTSA.

237
Complaints
13
Crashes
11
Fires
15
Injuries
1
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP27
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN10
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY6
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE5
SEATS4
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR4
INTERIOR LIGHTING3

Recent Complaints

20021018CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A ACCIDENT. MR

20020410FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO WIRES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE HOOD SHORTING OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

20010426CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY MOTORCYCLE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS BADLY INJURED. *AK

20010419CrashFireEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

20010327CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

WHILE BRAKING AT A SLOW SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER INSURANCE AGENT CLAIMED REAR BRAKE HOSE WAS AT FAULT, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK

20000623SEATS

MY WIFE WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. IT HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED 5 DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT ON 07/10/1998 WE WROTE 2 CERTIFIED LETTERS TO THE OWNER OF DEALERSHIP WITH NO ANSWER TO EITHER.*AK

19991007FireSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

WHILE IN VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TURNED ON, SECOND PARTY WAS SPRAYING HOSE ON VEHICLE TO SEE WHERE A LEAK WAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. 20 MINUTES LATER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS CAME ON. THIRD PARTY COULD NOT GET OUT OF CAR. TRIED MANUALLY, THEN AFTER BANGING ON THE DOOR LOCK AREA, THE DOOR UNLOCKED. DOOR LOCK BUZZING WAS STILL ON. CONSUMER HAD TO GET A WRENCH TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. AT THIS TIME HEAVY SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD, AND A FIRE BROKE OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT.

19981020EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

SPEAKER BRACKETS VERY SHARP CAUSING INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

19980923FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

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

19971209CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

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

19971209CrashLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

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

19970825FireSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

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

19970825FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

19970825FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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

19970825FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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

19970404CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

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

19970217CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

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.

19960425FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD

19960405CrashFatalSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

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

19960402FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

PURCHASED CAR USED, CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK