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1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 13, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 2000

THE DRIVERS SEAT LOCK IS EXPERIENCING RECALL (84V011) PROBLEMS. NLM

NHTSA ID
783827
Seat belts
Filed Jul 22, 1999
Crash reported

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND IN TURN, HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT, AND THE REAR LAP BELT BROKE AT THE BUCKLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
842922
Engine
Filed Aug 20, 1998

HEAD GASKET FAILS EVERY 11,000 AND 12,000 MILES AFTER REPLACEMENT. DEALERS NOTED PROBLEM IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
825487
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Jun 24, 1997

THE GAS LINE IS LEAKING AND THE LINES ARE CORRODED. DEALER SUPPOSE TO BE TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY PUTTING DOUBLE CLAMPS ON THE LINES. THIS IS A SAFTY RELATED PROBLEM. THE GAS THAT IS LEAKING COULD START A FIRE . *AK

NHTSA ID
813460
Incident
Dec 10, 1996
Steering
Filed May 30, 1996

THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS CAUSING ERRATIC TURNING SITUATIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985020
Incident
May 30, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Jul 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, RESULTING IN DRIVER HITTING THE WINDSHIELD TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
968639
Incident
Jul 7, 1995
Transmission
Filed Jun 15, 1995

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 22,000 AND IS GOING OUT AGAIN/ VEHICLE OFTEN JOLT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *AK

NHTSA ID
967002
Incident
Jun 12, 1995
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Mar 6, 1995
Crash reported3 injuries reported

VEHICLE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481475
Incident
Feb 14, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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