Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 990940001 | 05/01/1999 | 606701 | Customers may complain that the front seat shoulder belt plastic cover will not stay snapped in place on coupe models only. *tt | 08/31/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 63871 | ||
| Driving down the road, motor stops running and i lost all power both steering and electrical. got it to the side of the road. waited 2 minutes and started it back up it was fine. only did this 2 times within a week period. engine idle rough since i purchased it in 1998. took it in and they said they could not find anything. came back several times they essentially said thay could do nothing thats just how they run. motor surges and lags after start up. regardless of temperature. push pedal motor bogs down and then it will take off. replaced almost every sensor under the hood problem is still present. battery took a dump at almost 4 years. engine spun #3 and #4 bearings on a cold start up. they advised me that i needed a water pump at the same time.pass power window was always slow. replaced approx mid 2002 rear suspension clunks and sounds like it has lumber in the trunk. wheel studs snap easily as i have replace approximately 10. rear brakes drag and grab even after replacement. front brakes wear excessively. rubber muffler hanger wears out. replaced 2 times. | |||
| 11/30/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Rear seat belt guide detached from the seat. *mjs | |||
| 11/01/1995 | |||
| This is in regard to the placement of the seat belts in the back seat of the cavalier. when used in conjuction with infant car seats. all the infant seat manufacturers have issued warnings against using any of their seats with cars where the seat belt is anchored forward at the crease, which is the case with the 96 cavelier. i was told to contact my vehicle manufacturer, who then told me to talk to the seat manufacturer, getting me no where at all. indeed the only advice i could get was to tighten it as much as i could and it would probably be alright. there are no probability nor should there be when we deal with the life of a child. i find it absolutely unacceptable that there is no way to safely transport my child due to the anchoring of the belt. i can't afford to go and buy a new car. it's bad enough that in the cavalier infant cannot be placed in the middle of the rear seat due to the hump. but on top of this, to place the seat belts so that no seat will work as they were meant to. there is no excuse for this. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Power seat belt failed. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 1 | |||
| The drivers side seat belt failed, the plastic part which is attached to the metal tongue of the belt snapped off making the seat belt unable to hold position after fastening. nlm | |||
| 07/19/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1996 | |
| The car was traveling at a speed of about 45 or 50 when the right tires hit the edge of the road. the car ran off the road into a ditch and flipped over landing on it's top-side. the driver seat belt did not hold nor did the air bag activate. the driver was injured and is still having back problems. she was slung toward the passenger side and her shoulder hit the windshield and her head hit the top of the car.*ak( dot number: tire size: p195/65r15 ) | |||
| 3 | 10/01/1996 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1996 | ||
| Seat belt difficult to engage, it twists frequently. | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1995 | ||
| While in an accident driver's head struck the hard plastic cover that covers the metal ring that the seat belt strap comes through, causing injury. | |||
| 10/16/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Shoulder harness twists. | |||
| 07/01/1996 | 1 | ||
| Seat belt anchor casing split, causing seat belt to become ineffective. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/13/2003 | 60000 | 1 | 12/15/1995 |
| The driver's side seat belt latch assembly has broken apart. there is no way to repair the buckle. *ph | |||
| 01/17/2003 | 118000 | 1 | 12/26/2002 |
| The driver's seat belt latch mechanism broke into two pieces and became unattached from the mechanism belt loop anchor. this auto has not been in an accident and received light to moderate use. it has 118k miles. | |||
| 03/01/2002 | |||
| Rear seatbelt buckle keeps loosening and causing child safety seat to tip over when turning. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 11/18/1999 | 0 | ||
| While driving at about 50 mph consumer had to slam on brakes and the seatbelt did not properly restrain. the little pieces of the belt buckle fell off in the accident. *ak | |||
| Consumer was involved in collision in which the driver's seat belt did not lock up upon impact. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1998 | 07/01/1997 | ||
| While traveling on wet surface, went into a spin and hit cement retaining wall. the air bags did not deploy, and seat belt did not lock , driver was injured. *ak | |||
| 10/10/1998 | |||
| The seat belt on the driver's side completely fell apart. the buckle fell apart in driver's hand. the buckle has been replaced by dealership. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Driver's seatbelt malfunctioned, causing seat belt not to retract in hard stop, which won't protect the occupant in event of a crash. dealer said that seat belt spoiler needed to be replaced. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 06/07/1997 | 1 | ||
| Driving about 65 mph & another vehicle hit passenger's side; air bag deployed & hit shoulder/chin and console; bounced to meridian; seat belt around neck; seat belt did not restrain driver in normal position; face continued towards console. at dealer prior & told was problem & ordering parts. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WEBBING | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| The defective passenger's shoulder seatbelt broke from the vehicle which caused the seatbelt to be inoperative, won't protect the occupant in event of accident. *ak *slc | |||