Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | |||||
| 990864015 | 09/01/1999 | 731502 | 608373 | Concerns with the left hand manual mirror not adjusting when the adjustment lever is moved. *tt | 11/23/1999 |
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||||
| 030864011A | 09/01/2003 | 030864011 | 10004339 | Mirror vibrates at highway speeds. *tt | 12/02/2003 |
| 030864009A | 03/01/2005 | 030864009B | 10004338 | Left outside breakaway mirror inoperative. *tt update. *tt | 12/02/2003 |
| 022703 | 02/27/2003 | 10001851 | Inoperative manual outside rearview mirror(s). *tt *jb | 07/23/2003 | |
| 000851001 | 09/01/2000 | 6092333 | Some customers may comment that the black plastic housing around the outside rear view mirror turns chalky or is dull in color. *tt | 12/05/2000 | |
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 01598 | 01/01/2004 | 10007178 | Sunroof supplemental information to 03-08-67-009.*mr | 06/03/2004 | |
| 030867009 | 03/01/2004 | 030867009A | 10005595 | Sunroof will not open or close completely due to the sunroof motor. *tt | 03/04/2004 |
| 100703 | 10/07/2003 | 10004981 | Jammed sunroof that will not open or a close completely. gm voicemail log. *tt | 01/22/2004 | |
| 030867004 | 06/01/2003 | 10002878 | Parts availability for sunroof repairs. *tt | 09/30/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 10/04/2008 | 60000 | 1 | |
| My passenger side window in my z24 cavalier is not working again. i replaced the motor 2 years ago at 60k miles now i have 95k miles and it has gone out again. is chevy going to replace or recall this so i don't have to pay more money for a motor? i replaced it the first time because what if a child or passenger got there hand stuck in window and i could not get the window open again because of the motor problems. this is a safety concern of mine that should be addressed by chevy. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 05/01/2003 | |||
| Driver's side front window will only come down approx 5 inches, and passenger side window will not go all the way up, leaving approx an 8 inch opening. i think this is definitely a safety hazard because if i can't roll up the window, the car can be easily stolen, vandalized, or burglarized. not to mention my driver's side window entrapping me inside of the car in case the vehicle submerge into water. i have looked into getting the problem fixed, & the quotes i got were 400-500$ for each window. my warranty has been up for a year. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 05/13/2007 | 76828 | 3 | 07/05/2001 |
| Fuel pump on chevrolet cavalier z24 went out at 76,000 miles. it lost power and died all of a sudden in the middle of the highway. luckily, no cars were around as it was almost midnight. cost to repair was over $600, not including the towing. in doing some research i have found that numerous people had fuel pumps malfunction on their cavaliers, and on some cars newer and most with lower miles than on this car. same story, just loses power and died in the middle of the road. this was extremely unsafe. obviously this was a defect with the cavalier, yet they won't issue a recall. i have never heard from anyone that owned a cavalier that didn't have some sort of problem with it. also, had problems with the shifter cable and power window motor on the driver's side. extremely unhappy with the chevrolet. *ak | |||
| 06/29/2000 | 0 | ||
| The consumer was traveling about 55mph on the highway. when stopping, vehicle would make a thumping noise. currently, would hear thumping noise again when hitting a bump or going over railroad tracks. also, power windows' motor burned out due to a a factory defect. mechanic put a new motor but windows were still not operable. be. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
| 04/11/2002 | 1 | 04/01/2001 | |
| Consumer states that the outside rearview mirror is broken. *tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 03/10/2008 | 2 | ||
| Windshield cracked without warning- no outside forces (eg. rock) in the middle about 12 months ago. dash cracked down the middle 3/10/08- no reason. worried about safety bags operating correctly. know of many other cavaliers with same dashboard problem. *tr | |||
| 11/03/2004 | 1 | ||
| The windshield exploded while driving. consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. driver and passenger sustained head and back injuries, and were transported by ambulance to a hospital. vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. *ak | |||
| 1 | 10/01/2000 | ||
| The windshield ha a faulty design that causes distorting reflactions. *yh | |||
| 12/01/2001 | 08/01/2000 | ||
| The plastic strip near front window on dash board is cracked in two different places. there was no damage done to the vehicle to cause this type of damage. the plastic piece cracked all the way up to the windshield. | |||
| 10/16/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer has a color film on front windshield which ostructs vision when sun is shinning. has not had any accidents yet. dealers says they cannot help consumer because vehicle came from factory like that. *ak | |||
| 1 | 10/01/2000 | ||
| The windshield ha a faulty design that causes distorting reflactions. *yh | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 6 | |||
| Would be driving with defroster on high when windshield wipers would freeze up. windshield would cloud over when snow hits windshield. this causes poor visibility for driver. have taken to dealership, but the mechanic could not resolve problem.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 10/28/2004 | 2 | ||
| Windshield wiper came on and off intermittently on its own. consumer contacted the dealer on more than one occasion, and the problem had not been resolved. *ak | |||
| 10/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving in inclement weather the windshield wiper would come on and go off on their own. the consumer was able to drive to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic informed the consumer that the windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced.. please fill in additional information. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - SWITCH/WIRING | |||
| 10/20/2002 | 46210 | 15 | 09/27/2002 |
| Mostly when it rains the wipers will stick or jump at the top and on the way back down. when i use delay or mist only. when i have it on 1 or 2 speed they work just fine. | |||