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1993 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.
10
Latest Jul 15, 2004
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.
7%
of 146 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.
4

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 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.

Owner reports naming interior

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

Body & structureBrakesElectrical+6 more
Filed Jul 15, 2004

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
Interior & seats
Filed May 30, 2000
1 injury reported

MY WIFE WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. IT HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED 5 DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT ON 07/10/1998 WE WROTE 2 CERTIFIED LETTERS TO THE OWNER OF DEALERSHIP WITH NO ANSWER TO EITHER.*AK

NHTSA ID
723345
Incident
Jul 15, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 1, 1998

DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
831526
Incident
Oct 23, 1998
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Dec 9, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

LOCKED DOOR FLEW OPEN DURING SIDE IMPACT. SEATBELT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR DID NOT RESTRAIN DCRIVER FROM BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE . DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
523085
Incident
Dec 9, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 5, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported1 death reported

TROOPER C.R. HAWN REPORTED TWO DEATHS INVOLVING COLLISION WHERE OCCUPANTS WERE EJECTED AFTER THE SEATBACK COLLAPSED, OTHER VEHICLE IS 92 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *AK

NHTSA ID
982396
Incident
Oct 14, 1994
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jul 11, 1995

DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES FORWARD WHEN DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
484031
Incident
Jul 11, 1995
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jun 27, 1995

BRAKES DO NOT HOLD AFTER APPLYING THEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
967954
Incident
Jun 27, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 14, 1995

SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORWARD ON THE TRACK, WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE/TROWS DRIVER FORWARD WHEN DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID
966938
Incident
Jan 15, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 11, 1995

WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WENT TO SIT BACK AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK FELL INTO THE REAR. TT

NHTSA ID
958556
Incident
Jan 8, 1995
EngineInterior & seats
Filed Jan 4, 1995

DRIVER AND PASSENAGER SEAT IS NOT BOLTED DOWN TO THE FLOOR SECURELY, RESULTING IN SEAT TILTING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
958227
Incident
Jan 14, 1992

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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