Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHEN I COME TO A SUDDEN STOP OR PUSH MY BRAKES TO A CERTAIN PART DOWN, THE CAR DIES. ALSO ON THE RECALL OF THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS COMPUTER DID NOT GO THAT FAR BACK ON THE MODEL THEY WOULD'NT DO IT.THE DEALER WAS KARNES IN SOMERSET KY.
WATER PUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.
OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 507067)
THE TIMIMG BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND BROKE EVERYTHING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WATER PUMP FAILED. *SD
THE MOTOR BLOCK CRACKED AND THE COOLING LEAKED HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE . TT
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED/LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON HIGHWAY. TT
ODOMETER FRAUD.
THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER WALL THE BLOCK CRACK. TT
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE PARKED. TT
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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