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1991 Chevrolet Cavalier Interior & seats Problems

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

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
9
Latest Feb 24, 2001
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.
16%
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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 interior

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

Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Feb 24, 2001

BACK SEAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE CAR AND REAR SEAT BELTS ARE MISSING.

NHTSA ID
741426
Incident
Feb 16, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 21, 1997

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME WELD BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ID
526217
Incident
Oct 15, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 26, 1997

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK AND ANCHOR FAILURE, SEAT BRACKETS CRACKED/BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE/ROCK REARWARD, AS A RESULT, FOOT CAME OFF PEDAL AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
809481
Incident
Mar 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 1, 1996
Crash reported1 death reported

SON DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SNOW-COVERED ROAD WITH LITTLE STRREET LIGHTING, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE VEERED OFF ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE, DRIVER'S SEATBACK FAILED AND DRIVER WAS EJECTED BACKWARD THROUGH REAR WINDOW AND WAS KILLED. *AK

NHTSA ID
510846
Incident
Feb 14, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 9, 1996

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOUNT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO MOVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
987273
Incident
Jul 18, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 20, 1996
1 injury reported

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED DURING ACCIDENT/EJECTING DRIVER FROM VEHICLE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505631
Incident
Feb 14, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 26, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A SCHOOL BUS. *AK

NHTSA ID
981259
Incident
Dec 16, 1991
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 1, 1996

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE, INITIALLY DASH AND REAR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, ALSO DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OUT DUE TO SHORT

NHTSA ID
980271
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 23, 1995

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING REAR HATCH DOOR TO POP OPEN ON ITS OWN; NO WARNING. TT

NHTSA ID
967585
Incident
Mar 15, 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

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Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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