Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 438101A | 05/01/1995 | 438101 | 43034 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 07/14/2004 | 1 | 04/19/2003 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1993 | |
| Entire floor of my car has about 1 inch of water each times it rains or snows. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 10/03/1999 | 0 | ||
| While in vehicle, the vehicle was not turned on, second party was spraying hose on vehicle to see where a leak was coming from inside of vehicle. 20 minutes later automatic door locks came on. third party could not get out of car. tried manually, then after banging on the door lock area, the door unlocked. door lock buzzing was still on. consumer had to get a wrench to disconnect the battery. at this time heavy smoke started coming out of dashboard, and a fire broke out. called fire department. *ak | |||
| 09/13/1995 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle was rear ended, causing doors to lock up/'jaws of life' was used to rescue passenger's from vehicle. *sd | |||
| 02/01/1995 | |||
| Door locks drain battery, while driving locks will make noise. tt | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HOOD | |||
| 11/23/1996 | |||
| While driving (35) mph the hood fell open and bent back over the top of the vehicle and broke all the hinges that support the hood. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 1 | 07/11/1996 | ||
| Tailgate hinge failed. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TRUNK LID | |||
| 07/14/2004 | 1 | 04/19/2003 | |
| 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 | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 09/20/1999 | |||
| While sitting at a traffic light / stop sign, the vehicle would vibrate. dealer determine the motor mounts to be worn out which was the cause of failure. *yc | |||