1993 Chevrolet Cavalier Engine Problems

VARIOUS PROBLEMS REGARDING 1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER..ONE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED ON NUMEROUS MVOQ FORMS. *MR CONSUMER LOST BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID LINE FAILED. FUEL LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE FALLING APART. RUST WAS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOWER PART OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY, FROM FRONT WHEEL TO REAR WHEEL. FRONT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ESOECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY -- SEAT BACK COLLAPSED TWICE. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE. WATER COMING IN TO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION FOR WHICH IT FAILED DUE TO BALL JOINT. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE OCCURRENCES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURES ON VEHICLE. RADIATOR FAILED WITH NO EXTERNAL CAUSE. LEAKING IN WIINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FLUID TANK. *LA

NHTSA ID

10082054

Incident

Jul 14, 2004

MAJOR FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S WATER-RESISTANT ENVELOPE: SERIOUS WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE FIREWALL, RESULTING IN RUST AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO CARPET, MOLD AND MILDEW IN CARPET AND UNDERLAY, AND UNPLEASANT ODOURS

NHTSA ID

10071278

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE PRESSURE REGULATOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046139

HEAD GASKET HAS LEAKED FOR MANY YEARS. I EXPLAINED TO A MECHANIC THAT THE GASKET WAS LEAKING AND BEFORE I COULD TELL HIM WHERE HE KNEW EXACTLY THE LOCATION OF THE LEAK. HE SAID THAT IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH MY TYPE OF CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

767276

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

A CRACKED HEAD ON A 2.2L ENGINE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

899633

Incident

Jan 15, 2001

WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, AND REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SENSOR AND IT WAS REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ID

886989

Incident

Jan 11, 2001

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A "TOTE THE NOTE" LOT, AND COMPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS 2 DAYS AND ONLY 11 MILES. AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR, I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THEM AND THEY SAID THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR VIBRATION, AND THEY WOULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WHEN I CALLED IN, THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BACK MOTOR MOUNTS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE FRONT ONES ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE.THEY TOLD ME THAT PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE,, AFTER GOING IN AND ASKING FOR MY DOWN PAYMENT BACK, THEY AGREED TO FIX THE VIBRATION PROBLEM FREE BUT NOTHING ELSE. TWO DAYS AFTER I PICKED THE FIXED CAR UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 20 MILES OF DRIVING. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE,DUE TO THE INTENSE VIBRATION, THE ABS, AND SPEEDOMETER PROBLEMS. THE VIBRATION WAS ONLY BAD WHEN IN DRIVE AND HAD TO BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. BUT NOW THE VIBRATION IS WORSE IN ALL GEARS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ABS LIGHT STAYING ON, THE OTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOT THERE WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

741760

Incident

Feb 17, 2001

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED HEAD GASKET 2 TIMES ON 2.2LT ENGINE. EACH HEAD GASKET WILL ONLY LAST ABOUT 8 MONTHS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK BRAKES, CALIPERS AND ROTORS FAIL EVERY YEAR. *YH

NHTSA ID

870457

Incident

Apr 13, 1999

MUFFLER FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

553683

IN JUNE OF 1998 THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET OF MY 1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LEAKED COOLANT. I PAID OVER $500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN THE CONSUMER REPORTS ISSUE FROM OCTOBER OF 1999, IT INDICATES THAT THIS DEFECT WAS COVERED ON A HIDDEN WARRANTY. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL, THEN TO GM. GM TOLD ME THAT THE HIDDEN WARRANTY (BULLETIN 98054) WAS ONLY FOR 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE 1995 AND 1993 VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME ENGINE. IF GM IS GOING TO PAY TO FIX THE 1995, THEN IT SHOULD COVER THE SAME DEFECT IN THE SAME ENGINE OF THE 1993. I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM. I THINK I AM ENTITLED TO THE $500 THAT I PAID THE HAVE IT FIXED BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

724805

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

ENGINE HEAD IS VISIBLY CRACKED BY NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG AND COOLANT IS POOLING IN SPARK PLUG CHAMBER. *AK

NHTSA ID

724546

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER SHORTED OUT AND MELTED A PART OF THE LIGHTER CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE DASH. NLM

NHTSA ID

552700

COOLENT LEAKAGE AT TOP ENGINE CYLINDER. *AK

NHTSA ID

717045

Incident

Sep 30, 1999

CAR MAY NOT START AT TIMES. ALSO, FAN BELT DOES NOT WORK IN DAMP CONDITIONS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. *AK

NHTSA ID

852312

PROBLEMS INITIALLY OCCURRED IN 1996. DIAGNOSED AS BEING FAILED LIFTERS. LIFTERS WERE REPLACED. PROBLEMS STILL CONTINUED. BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING AND WOULD NOT START . PROBLEMS AGAIN DIAGNOSED AS BEING DUE TO THE LIFTERS BUT NOW THERE WAS DAMAGED TO THE ENGINE WITH THE OIL FLOW. INTERNAL DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING THE ENGINE. THIS WAS DONE IN OCTOBER, 1999 AT A COST OF $2,200.00. THE CAR AT THIS TIME HAD ONLY 39,000 MILES. CAR WAS BASICALLY USED INFREQUENTLY BY SOMEONE IN A RURAL TOWN. REGULAR OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DONE TIMELY.

NHTSA ID

713801

Incident

Aug 1, 1996

VEHICLE IS LEAKING FLUID INTO HIS HEAD GASKET, AND IS OVERHEATING. *AK

NHTSA ID

851314

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK A ROUND HEAD GASKET / VALV GASKET LEAK

NHTSA ID

712336

Incident

Oct 21, 1997

COOLENT LEAK FROM RIGHT FROM HEAD GASGET. HAVE TO ADD COOLENT TO KEEP RESEVOIR FULL AT COLD LEVEL. DEARSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

712249

Incident

Sep 27, 1999

BRAKES PADS/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THERE IS ALOT OF VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. ALSO, ENGINE DIES OUT, AND TIE RODS BENT OUT OF POSITION.

NHTSA ID

848266

Incident

Oct 1, 1993

NOTICED ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM ENGINE BLOCK, DIAGNOSED AS BAD HEAD GASKET

NHTSA ID

711596

Incident

Sep 16, 1999

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT SPEED OF 45-55 MPH SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. SPEED SERVICE STATION CHECKED. DETERMINED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE IN RESERVE WAS LOW, AND THE RADIATOR WAS LOW. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

823868

Incident

May 15, 1998

PIECE OF PLASTIC IN FRONT OF A RADIATOR TO PREVENT COOL AIR FROM COMING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IS A SAFETY HAZZARD.

NHTSA ID

524082

MATERIAL USE IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOT IS PLASTIC, CAUSING FIRE HAZARD, WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS.

NHTSA ID

523768

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID

604255

Incident

Aug 1, 1996

ENGINE FAILED

NHTSA ID

522264