Interior & seats
Filed Apr 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND THE MANUAL RELEASE WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.
- NHTSA ID
- 10155056
- Incident
- Apr 11, 2006
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
1994 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.
17
Latest Apr 11, 2006
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.
8%
of 212 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 & seats
Filed Oct 4, 2005
1 injury reported
DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND HAS TO BE HELD UP BY SOME THING SO IT DON'T FALL BACK. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10138510
- Incident
- Aug 18, 2005
- Mileage
- 103,725 mi
BrakesInterior & seatsSeat belts+1 more
Filed Feb 25, 2000
EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR, REPLACED A MINIMUM OF 10 TIMES WITHIN 70,000 MILES ROTORS REPLACED ALSO - DRIVERS SEAT DOES NOT ALWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE SOMETIMES SLIDES FOR/BACKWARDS - HARD TO USE RELEASE BUTTON ON FRONT PASSENGER BELT NOW THE CASING FELL OFF - WIPERS AREN'T PLACED CORRECTLY HAS CHIPPED OFF PAINT ON HOOD - DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS HARD TO ROLL FEELS AS IF IT GETS OFF TRACK CAR GIVES SQUEKING/RATTLING SOUND WHILE DRIVING - BLACK METAL PARTS ON WIPERS HAS FADED TO BLOTCHY GRAY EARLY IN CARS LIFE - I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THESE IN ANY CAR I'VE OWNED, THEY ARE PREMATURE, ESPECIALLY THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 719276
- Incident
- Jan 15, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 7, 1999
UPON START UP IN COLD WEATHER: WIPERS INOP, HEATER FAN INOP, AUTO DOOR LOCKS INOP, HEAD LAMPS INOP. AFTER 20 MIN WARM UP ALL SEEMS TO FUNCTION OKAY. START UP IN WARMER PART OF DAY THESE DISCREPANCIES DO NOT MATERIALIZE.
- NHTSA ID
- 715769
- Incident
- Dec 6, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 19, 1999
PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK AND FALLS FORWARD WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEROUS
- NHTSA ID
- 711549
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 19, 1999
DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK AND FALL FORWARD WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEROUS.
- NHTSA ID
- 711548
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1998
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+2 more
Filed Aug 3, 1999
ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCED FADE WHILE STOPPING DURING A LIGHT RAIN AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 547740
- Incident
- Mar 12, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 19, 1998
PROBLEM WITH BACK SEAT.
- NHTSA ID
- 542138
- Incident
- Jan 17, 1998
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed Jun 18, 1996
ALTERNATOR INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN.
- NHTSA ID
- 505399
- Incident
- May 2, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 7, 1996
SEAT BACKS DON'T LOCK.
- NHTSA ID
- 505167
- Incident
- Jun 4, 1996
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1996
OTHER: SRS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 501635
- Incident
- Aug 2, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 17, 1996
FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT, SEAT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN YOU STOP THE VEHICLE THE SEAT COME FORWARD. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977710
- Incident
- Jan 9, 1996
BrakesInterior & seats
Filed Jan 15, 1996
BRAKES FAIL REPEATEDLY. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 500540
- Incident
- Apr 25, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 1995
REAR SEAT BACKS TOO LOOSE. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 484499
- Incident
- Jul 26, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 14, 1995
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO REASON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 968801
- Incident
- Jun 17, 1995
Interior & seatsTransmission
Filed Jul 12, 1995
WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE POSTION THE GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHEN IN THE CAR LOCK DOOR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 968635
Body & structureBrakesEngine+4 more
Filed Apr 3, 1995
LUGGAGE RACK ENDS ARE RUSTED AND NOT SEATED PROPERLY, CAUSING RACK CORNERS TO LOOSEN.
- NHTSA ID
- 482946
- Incident
- Mar 8, 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.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .