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.
11
Latest May 21, 2007
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.
4%
of 270 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 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
Fuel systemInterior & seatsSteering
Filed May 21, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE GAS GAUGE IDLED BACK AND FORTH UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL THE GAUGE IDLED FROM FULL TO A QUARTER THEN BACK TO FULL. IT ALSO IDLED FROM A HALF TANK, QUARTER TANK THEN TO EMPTY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE TRUNK, IT FAILED TO CLOSE DUE TO THE LINK AND LATCH MOVING OUT OF PLACE (NOT ALIGNED). THIS FAILURE ALSO CAUSED HER TRUNK TO OPEN RANDOMLY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE STRUTS. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED THREE TO FOUR TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 179850.
NHTSA ID
10191386
Incident
Jan 2, 2004
Mileage
179,850 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 12, 2002
KEYS TO CONSUMER'S FRIENDS LEBARON CAN UNLOCK CHEVROLET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8007520
Incident
Apr 12, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 21, 2001
Fire reported
CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE UP AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR. VEHICLE FAILED TO START. CONSUMER LEFT TO MAKE A CALL, CAME BACK, AND FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD. ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNED. CONSUMER DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING PRIOR TO LAST TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN.*AK
NHTSA ID
894814
Incident
Aug 20, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 2, 2001
I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR QUIT. I TRAVELED ABOUT 10FT WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A HALT AND WOULD NOT GO ANY MORE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I TRIED TURNED THE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED. I TRAVELED ABOUT 15 MILES WITH THE CAR ALMOST STALLING 2 TO 3 TIMES ALONG THE WAY. IT STARTED FINE FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS AND ALMOST STALLED ANOTHER 5 TIMES. DURING THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER. AFTER 5 DAYS THE CAR WOULDN'T START, AT ALL. IT HAD TO BE TOWED AND FIXED. THIS IS RELATED TO THE MODULATOR AND CRANK SENSOR. IN REGARDS TO THE SERPENTINE TENSIONERS AND BELT, THE FIRST BELT WAS REPLACED AFTER IT WAS SQUEKING. WHILE DRIVING, AT ABOUT 40 MPH, I FORGET WHICH LIGHT CAME ON, BUT I HAD TO PULL INTO A MIDAS STATION AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS PREVIOUS BELT WAS ALSO SQUEEKING BEFORE THE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED.*AK
NHTSA ID
740346
Incident
Nov 2, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 6, 2000
SEAT BACKS DO NOT LOCK IN POSITION. MANUFACTURER SAYS THIS IS THEDESIGN, BUT SEATS ON A 1997 CAVALIER 2-DOOR DO LOCK. THE FLOPPY SEATS ARE A SAFETY CONCERN.*AK
NHTSA ID
735865
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 24, 1997
1 injury reported
VEHICLE MADE EMERGENCY STOP AND FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WENT FORWARD CAUSING DRIVER TO STRIKE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA ID
522410
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 18, 1997
PARKED VEHICLE, LOCKED ALL DOORS, MANUAL LOCKS, ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER, REAR DOOR OPENED WITHOUT UNLOCKING IT. OWNER HAD TO TIE DOOR SHUT BECAUSE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSE/LOCK. ACCORDING TO DEALER, INTERNAL MECHANISM OF LOCK BROKE, REPLACING DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. *AK
NHTSA ID
815434
Incident
Aug 16, 1997
Interior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Apr 1, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED DURING REAR END COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
NHTSA ID
516046
Incident
Feb 22, 1997
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Oct 17, 1996
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
510081
Incident
Oct 11, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 15, 1996
PASSENGER'S SEAT BACK FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE. *SD
NHTSA ID
506470
Incident
Jul 15, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 27, 1995
RECLINING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE. TT
NHTSA ID
962594
Incident
Mar 27, 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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