Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, she attempted to engage the horn, but it failed to function. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the contact that the vehicle needed a new canceling cam. the vehicle was also taken to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a new clock spring assembly. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 45,000. rvk | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 45000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, she attempted to engage the horn, but the horn did not sound. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a new canceling cam. the vehicle was also taken to an independent repair shop and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a new clock spring assembly. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 45,000. sm. | |||
| 12/03/2002 | 19 | 12/03/2002 | |
| Problem started same week i purchase vehicle brand new. gmc would not exchange vehicle, they just kept repairing it as it broke down. i feel very unsafe in this vehicle, they did not care. clutch was rubbing against main line, failed twice. rear lights burned out 3 times, springs on seats popped out 3 times, gas pump went out once, heater/ac went out twice, locks would not open, 3 times, pain chipped off bumper, once. rear seat clips snapped, once. headlights, water leaked in. twice i had a head on collision in june/2007...air bag did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 04/14/2007 | 62207 | 1 | 11/13/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. while driving 55 mph in dry conditions the contact swerved in order to avoid hitting a deer. as a result, the vehicle struck a tree head on and then swerved and struck a second tree on the driver's side door. the front air bags and side air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed, and the contact sustained severe injuries. the contact was wearing a seat belt. a police report was taken. the contact has pictures of the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 62,207.*ak the consumers son was driving the vehicle. the seat belt did not lock into place as the brakes were applied for about 40 deet before impact. updated 12/04/07 | |||
| 07/22/2006 | 1 | ||
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 100 mph control of the vehicle was lost resulting in a crash into an embankment and the vehicle flipped over. although seat belts were worn, the driver was ejected from the vehicle which resulted in a fatality. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed. since the contact was not the owner of the vehicle, no other information was available. the dealer has not been alerted. | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 1666 | 24 | 07/17/2003 |
| Chevrolet cavalier z 2003, multiple failures. *bf the defroster would not clear the windows, the heater did not work, the air bag light illuminated because there was a split in the center of the steering wheel. when the consumer made a right turn a noise was heard. the left rear turn signal bulb was replaced, the right rear brake light bulb. there was a noise coming from the front of the vehicle, the dealer lubed the front sway bar bushing. the tires were over inflated, so the vehicle would sway when going over bumps, the blower motor, and heater control was replaced. the abs lamp illuminated. the vehicle needed brake pads. there was mold on the drivers front door. the ac compressor was replaced. the window went down extremely slow, the dealer lubed the window track and regulator. the fog light bulb was inoperative, the door latch was inoperative. *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 03/20/2011 | 167000 | ||
| Mva occurred while swerving to miss a deer. driver unable to negoiate the right hand turn resulting in a head on collsion in an embankment. car skidded across the road over a ditch appx 3 feet wide and apxx 1-2 feet deep, then hit the embankment head on at an unknown speed. driver stated she was going appx 40-50 mph prior to swerving for the deer, she thinks she might have slowed down to appx 30-40 mph prior to hitting the embankment. after the initial impact with the embankment the car rolled appx 1.5 - 2 times landing on the driver side door. the air bags did not deploy, unrestrained driver hit the windshield causing bruising, concussion, abrasions, laceration to the scalp. no passengers noted to be in the vehicle other then driver. car is totaled. driver is currently off of work due to closed head injury as advised per er physician. | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 60000 | ||
| 2003 chevrolet cavailer- at 64000 miles fuel pump died while parked at a store upon restart $700.00 replacement. at approximately 60000 miles front clunking noise started, dealer could never find a problem, now at 76000 miles, having front upper strut mounts replaced. found alot of complaints online about same issues. i determined cause of front clunk on my own. also, was in collision that involved front driver side, down driver side front fender, airbags did not deploy, don't know if they should have. noone was hurt, was slow speed crash. still cannot believe no recall on fuel pump or front suspension. apparently gm doesn't want to foot the 700.00 bill for the fuel pump defect. | |||
| 09/15/2007 | 1 | ||
| I t-boned another vehicle at 35mph and i received a concussion from my head hitting the steering wheel because my airbag split apart at the seams. *tr | |||
| 02/15/2005 | 1 | ||
| On feb. 15 2005 i was driving a 2003 cavalier when. as i was driving and switching lines my light turned red and i did not realize it. i went through causing a head on collision with another car. my complaint is that the air bags on my car did not deploy after the accident. my speed was somewhere between 14-20 m.p.h. the vehicle i hit was making a turn at about ten m.p.h. or so. the bumper of my car is completely off and is now being repaired. i was not severely injured but i was very appalled at how the air bags did not deploy. i could not imagine what would have happened if i was not wearing my seat belt. i believe that the airbags are faulty and i also plan to file a lawsuit. *nm | |||
| 06/28/2005 | 3 | 07/20/2004 | |
| The vehicle was undergoing repair for a minor vehicle accident that occurred on 11/11/04. it was determined that the vehicle had a previous accident and the airbags had been previously removed without being replaced. diagnostics on the airbag module showed that the airbags had been deployed and were missing. the airbag dash warning indicator also has been disabled somehow. none of these deficiencies were reported at the time of the vehicle purchase. it is uncertain when the original repair was made and by whom. the accident on 11/11/04 was not severe enough for the airbags to deploy. no injuries resulted from the missing airbags. | |||
| 10/02/2004 | 27000 | 2 | 06/01/2003 |
| The consumer's vehicle was involved in a front impact at 18 mph. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the consumer contacted the manufacturer. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| 09/09/2003 | 1 | ||
| Driver was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. driver sustained major injuries. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. the cause had not been determined. *ak | |||
| 05/29/2004 | 1 | 11/17/2003 | |
| My grand daughter was in a low speed accident. no body damage but the air bags inflated the passenger side broke the windshield. the driver side nearly broke her arm ask the dealer to reload air bags and replace the windshield they refused. *la | |||
| 01/05/2004 | 8000 | 1 | 04/30/2003 |
| While driving at 30 mph, the consumer had a front end collision and neither of the air bags deployed and the seat belt did restrain the driver. no air bag light warning prior to the crash. *nm *sc *jb | |||
| 07/27/2003 | 12603 | 1 | 01/30/2003 |
| While driving approximately 20 mph consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle, and the front air bags did not deploy. driver's chest hit the steering wheel, causing muscle spasms from the neck down. *ak the seat belts also failed to lock. *ph *nlm | |||
| 4000 | |||
| While driving at 45 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact, front air bags failed to deploy. driver sustained serious neck and back injuries.*ak | |||
| 07/27/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that vehicle was in a head on collision with another vehicle, and both front airbags did not deploy.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 06/28/2005 | 3 | 07/20/2004 | |
| The vehicle was undergoing repair for a minor vehicle accident that occurred on 11/11/04. it was determined that the vehicle had a previous accident and the airbags had been previously removed without being replaced. diagnostics on the airbag module showed that the airbags had been deployed and were missing. the airbag dash warning indicator also has been disabled somehow. none of these deficiencies were reported at the time of the vehicle purchase. it is uncertain when the original repair was made and by whom. the accident on 11/11/04 was not severe enough for the airbags to deploy. no injuries resulted from the missing airbags. | |||