CHEVROLET CAVALIER PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

CHEVROLET CAVALIER PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of CHEVROLET CAVALIER recalls and defective parts found on CHEVROLET CAVALIER automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the CHEVROLET CAVALIER manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For CHEVROLET CAVALIER

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Recall
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL Units affected: 256025	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-11-01
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR LAMPS THAT PROVIDE STOP AND TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LAMP FUNCTIONS STOP WORKING BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET. IN ADDITION, IF ONE BULBS WERE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE WHEN THE REMAINING BULB WAS ACTIVATED. IF BOTH LAMPS WERE TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE.
2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SEAT BELTS:REAR Recall
2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	SEAT BELTS:REAR Units affected: 37	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-06-23
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, 'SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES.' THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR SAFETY BELT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH AN INCORRECT NUT AND BOLT.
1998-2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Recall
1998-2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Units affected: 1415231	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2004-01-27
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS.
1996-1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STEERING:RACK AND PINION Recall
1996-1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	STEERING:RACK AND PINION Units affected: 1159156	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2002-11-04
Summary: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE.
1995-1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Recall
1995-1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Units affected: 1589948	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2002-03-06
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS.
2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	INTERIOR LIGHTING Units affected: 28	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-07-20
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE BI-FUEL OPTION FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROL LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ILLUMINATION." THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE AT FULL ILLUMINATION LEVELS AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE STANDARD REQUIRES AT LEAST TWO LEVELS OF ILLUMINATION.
1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 391	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 2000-02-28
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BI-FUEL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES. THE CNG FUEL LINE AND THE CNG HIGH PRESSURE REGULATOR COOLANT LINES CAN CONTACT OTHER FUEL (GASOLINE) AND BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE. ABRASION FROM CONTACT CAN CAUSE A LEAK IN THE BRAKE PIPE, FUEL PIPE, OR BOTH.
1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	INTERIOR LIGHTING Units affected: 6584	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1999-08-11
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 101, "CONTROL LOCATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ILLUMINATION." THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKLIGHTING MAY NOT FUNCTION AFTER ADJUSTING THE INTERIOR LIGHT INTENSITY.
1996-1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SUSPENSION:REAR Recall
1996-1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	SUSPENSION:REAR Units affected: 27083	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-12-15
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM BOLTS CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK.
1996-1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AIR BAGS Recall
1996-1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER	AIR BAGS Units affected: 675302	GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Report Date: 1998-06-29
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. BECAUSE OF CERTAIN CALIBRATIONS IN THE AIR BAG'S SENSING AND DIAGNOSTIC MODULE, AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD OCCUR IN A LOW SPEED CRASH OR WHEN AN OBJECT STRIKES THE FLOOR PAN.