1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SIXTEEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES DISCOVERED. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY REMOVED THE INTERIOR LIGHT FUSE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V027000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 233,163.

NHTSA ID

10501440

Incident

May 21, 1999

Mileage

11,000 mi

YES CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT WON'T START IT DOES THIS AT TIME OR U CAN PRESS THE GAS TO TRY AND START INTERIOR LIGHT DON'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361181

Incident

Oct 13, 2010

INTERIOR LAMPS COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND/OR STAY ON AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS TWO YEARS OLD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I FINALLY GOT TIRED OF COMPLAINING AND I REMOVED THE FUSE - SO THAT THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN OFF (OF COURSE THIS IS ALSO A FUSE TO SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS WITHIN THE CAR). BUT, IT WAS THEY ONLY WAY I COULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM MYSELF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219209

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE REAR HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT FLASH WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LAMP CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10207954

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

75,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS CAMPAIGN 98V027000 REGARDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND 98V319000 REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND AN INTERMITTENT CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10146993

Incident

Dec 23, 2005

Mileage

249,000 mi

CHILD SAFETY LOCK WILL NOT UNDO ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10068233

Incident

Jun 10, 2003

FUEL PUMP SEAL DISINTEGRATED. COST $1,081.00 (INCLUDING 3 DAY CAR RENTAL). EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN AND I WOUND UP PAYING AN ADDITIONAL $600 FOR OTHER DEFECTS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THINK THAT THIS AND MANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ON THIS CAR CONSTITUTE IT BEING A LEMON. MORE THAN 5 RECALLS IN 7 YEARS. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023976

Incident

Jun 16, 2003

Mileage

39,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING RAILS BROKE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT DURING A CRASH ALSO, WHEN THE RAILS BROKE SEAT WAS LOOSE, AND SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. CRASH WAS LEFT FRONTAL IMPACT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

891807

Incident

Oct 22, 1997

FRONT SEAT SEATBACK FAILED TO PROPERLY LOCK INTO PLACE. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE FOR FAILURE OF THE SEATS TO LOCK INTO PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

890995

Incident

Jun 11, 2001

INTERIOR DOME LIGHT COMES ON WITHOUT REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONUSMER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL 98V027000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

885309

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. PARKED VEHICLE AND CHECKED IT OUT. NOTICED, AFTER REMOVING DOME LIGHT, A HOLE IN ROOF DUE TO LIGHT BULB. CEILING WAS BURNED. CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS REFERRED TO DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE OF COST. *AK

NHTSA ID

879753

Incident

Jan 11, 2000

DOME LIGHT BURNED A HOLE ON ROOF BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A TOP OR PROTECTIVE COVER WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

878116

SPONTANEOUS FIRE, TOTALLY DESTROYED INSIDE OF CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

735635

Incident

Oct 31, 2000

ENGINE HEAD GASKET/STRUTS/STARTER/TRANSMISSION/ DOME LIGHT/ PAINT/,MUFFLER/SEATS AND ABS BRAKES HAVE ALL GONE BADLY AT LEAST ONCE, AND SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ARE BAD AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT REFUSED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. NO LONGER DOING BUSINESS WITH THEM DUE TO THE SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE SERVICES. *AK

NHTSA ID

718613

THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. YH

NHTSA ID

550538

Incident

Dec 10, 1999

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO, DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP. *AK

NHTSA ID

851897

Incident

Nov 9, 1999

THE COMPUTER IS ENCASED IN A SPLIT ALUMINUM HOUSING AND IS NOT HERMETICALLY SEALED. THIS SUB ASSEMBLY IS LOCATED IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SURROUNDED BY LOOSE FITTING PLASTIC PARTS. IT IS SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE, DIRT AND IN NORTHERN CLIMATES SALT CORROSION

NHTSA ID

714402

Incident

Nov 2, 1999

"ETS OFF" LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" REMAIN ON WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. SUGGESTED CORRECTIONS DO NOT TURN LIGHTS OFF. IN SEPTEMBER 1997 WHEN PROBELM FIRST OCCURRED, THE PCM (ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS) WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. DEALER ALLEGED THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL PART WAS REPLACED. WHEN PART WAS REPLACED, DIAGNOTICS REVEALED NO PROBLEM. THE COST TO THE DEALER WAS APPROXIMATELY $250.00. NOW (TWO YEARS LATER) SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING. DEALER SAYS NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO REPLACE MODULE AGAIN, AT OWNER COST. LOCATION OF MODULE (UNDER WHEEL WELL) IS SUCH THAT IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER. THANK YOU. JOAN MOORE

NHTSA ID

712924

Incident

Sep 30, 1997

DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR LATCHES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LATCHES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

843111

Incident

Apr 5, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 50-60 MPH THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OPENED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVER'S DAUGHTER LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR LIGHTLY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

841691

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

THE CAR IS FALLING APART, INTERIOR IS FALLING APART, EXAMPLE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT IN TACT, THE PASSENGER CHAIR ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRAME IS BROKEN, AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT AND WE NEEDED TO INSTALL A NEW AIRCONDITIONER, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, I GUESS EVERY NINE MONTHS THE CAR NEEDS A NEW BRAKE CHANGE, THE CHRYSLER CREDIT CORP HAS NEVER GIVEN US A RECEIPT ON HOW MUCH MORE TO PAY AND WHEN WE CALL THEM UP, THEY WOULD NOT TELL US HOW MUCH MORE TO GO FOR THE PAYMENTS, THEY ALSO KNOW THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THEN THEY WOULD CHANGE CONSTANTLY WHERE THE PAYMENT SHOULD GO. I JUST WISHED THEY WOULD STOP THAT. IT IS LIKE A HOUSE LOAN, WE HAVE CHANGED MORTAGAGER FOUR TIMES AND THIS IS GETTING VERY STRESSFUL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

704232

WHILE DRIVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY GO OFF. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

835376

Incident

Feb 22, 1999

WATER COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOWS. PASSENGER SEAT COVER NOT ANCHORED. LEATHER PANELS COMING UNDONE. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

830249

Incident

Apr 23, 1997

REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE.ALSO THE HOOD RELEASE/ABS BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

539950

Incident

Aug 11, 1998

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/ENGINE/MUFFLER/CONVERTER/SEAT/HORN/POWER STEERING HOSE AND WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

534153