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1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Visibility reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Jan 14, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
15%
of 55 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Visibility
Filed Jan 14, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE. THE RIGHT WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
833529
Incident
Jan 7, 1999
Visibility
Filed Jan 9, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID
522976
Incident
Jan 1, 1991
Visibility
Filed Oct 25, 1996

DURING HOT WEATHER MONTHS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON BY THEMSELVES.

NHTSA ID
601972
Incident
Oct 11, 1996
Exterior lightingSteeringVisibility
Filed Jun 19, 1996

STEERING COLUMN SMOKED. *SD

NHTSA ID
506275
Incident
Jun 19, 1996
Visibility
Filed Feb 15, 1996
Fire reported

THE PANEL THAT CONTROLS THE POWER WINDOWS STARTED SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
979244
Incident
Feb 13, 1996
Visibility
Filed Mar 10, 1995

WHERE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH GOES INTO THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKES. TT

NHTSA ID
961665
Incident
Mar 10, 1994
SteeringVisibility
Filed Jan 25, 1995

STEERING COLUNM STARTS SMOKING AND THERE IS NO WINDSHEILD WIPER. TT

NHTSA ID
959226
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Jan 9, 1995

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED.

NHTSA ID
478085
Incident
Jan 9, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical20

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .