2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Interior & seats Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VECHILE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ABNORMALLY COLLAPSED BACKWARD AND BOTH THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

NHTSA ID

10437660

Incident

Nov 23, 2011

Mileage

57,000 mi

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT MADE WITH THE LATCH SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY THE LOWER ANCHORS IN THE FOLDS OF THE SEAT, SO I CAN INSTALL A CAR SEAT. THE CAR ALSO DOES NOT COME WITH THE CHILD LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE 3 POINT LAP AND SHOULDER BELT. AT THIS POINT I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY 2 CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE CAR SEATS AS THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY INSTALL THE CAR SEAT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THIS PART (LOWER ANCHOR OR SEATBELTS WITH CHILD LOCKING MECHANISM). I CALLED GM AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS AND I HAVE CALLED AFTERMARKET PARTS STORES WHO ARE UNABLE TO FIND PARTS. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10266856

Incident

Apr 26, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE 2002, CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAD A DASH CLUSTER PROBLEM. THE DASH CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT TELL THEM HOW MUCH GAS SHE HAD. THE CONSUMER WANTED SATISFACTION AND THE TRUTH ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE INDIVIDUAL CHANGING THE OIL TOLD HER THAT THE CAR WAS TOO NEW TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OXYGEN SENSOR PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW ONE PUT IN. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BEFORE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE GAS LEVER WAS WORKING. SHE DIDN'T KNOW IF SHE CONTACTED GM OR NOT. SHE CONTACTED A DEALER. *AK THE DASH CLUSTER WAS INOPERATIVE ALONG WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING SINCE THE #2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE AND THE TRACTION LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. *SC

NHTSA ID

10130090

Incident

Jun 4, 2005

Mileage

54,033 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT GOING OUT, EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS BAD GASOLINE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATES THE PARTS WERE TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, HE STATED THE FUEL LINES WERE FINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10125134

Incident

May 9, 2005

DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10101497

Incident

Jul 29, 2004

Mileage

64,416 mi

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISIN IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE HYDROPLANED HEAD-ON AND THEN ONTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THIS 4 DOOR CHEVROLET CAVALIER. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER BOOSTER SEAT THAT WAS ANCHORED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK SEAT. THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE BACK SEAT WAS DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET WHICH ALLOWED ALL THE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK TO COME FORWARD. THIS THEN PUSHED THE BOOSTER SEAT TO THE SIDE WITH ALL THE LUGGAGE UP AGAINST HER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10086091

Incident

Jan 24, 2004

WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10083384

Incident

Jun 7, 2004

Mileage

42,000 mi

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN DRIVING LIGHTS TURNED OFF THEN FLICKERED. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AUTOMATIC LOCKS OPERATED POORLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS.*AK ON FOR OCCASIONS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. ANOTHER PROBLEM CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN USE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DURING ONE SERVICE VISIT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM WAS PROGRAMMED. EVEN AFTER SEVERAL SERVICE VISITS VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HAZARD LIGHTS.*MR

NHTSA ID

10050410

Mileage

8,663 mi

THE SPRINGS CAME OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10038621

ON ABOVE TIME AND DATE, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STREET AT 25 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COME FROM MY DRIVER SEAT. IT CAUSED ME TO SHIFT TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT, CAUSING ME TO BRIEFLY SWERVE ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME. SINCE I WAS NEAR MY HOME, I THEN PARKED MY CAR AND INSPECTED THE SEAT. APPARENTLY, THE BACKING OF THE SEAT (UPPER PORTION) AND THE SPRING ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED. VISUALLY, YOU CAN SEE THE SPRINGS PUSHING OUT OF THE BACK. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH 575 MILES, SEATS SHOULDN'T JUST BREAK LIKE THIS. WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT? I THOUGHT THE NHTSA SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET HURT.*AK

NHTSA ID

755204

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

I WAS REAR ENDED. I WAS AT A FULL STOP. MY SEAT BROKE. I ENDED UP IN A RECLINING POSITION. THE ACCIDENT SCENE INVESTIGATOR-POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTOR SAID I SUSTAINED MORE INJURY BECAUSE THE SEAT BROKE AND IF I WAS HIT ANY HARDED, I COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT THE BACK WINDOW EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I FEAR THAT OTHERS MAY END UP INJURED EVEN MORE SERIOUSLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

752433

Incident

Sep 5, 2001