Fuel pump seal disintegrated. Cost $1,081.00 (including 3 day car rental). Earlier this year there was a recall on the steering column and I wound up paying an additional $600 for other defects not covered by the recall. Think that this and many additional problems on this car constitute it being a lemon. More than 5 recalls in 7 years.
1996 Chevrolet Cavalier seats problems
12 complaints (2% of all complaints for this car). 6 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- crashes
- 6
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Front assembly: recliner3
- Front assembly: head restraint1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Cavalier seats problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
When driving rails broke on front driver's seat during a crash also, when the rails broke seat was loose, and seat belt did not work properly. Crash was left frontal impact. Contacted dealer. *ak
Front seat seatback failed to properly lock into place. Dealership has refused to provide any assistance for failure of the seats to lock into place. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Engine head gasket/struts/starter/transmission/ dome light/ paint/,muffler/seats and ABS brakes have all gone badly at least once, and some have been replaced twice and are bad again. Dealer was notified several times, but refused to check or replace. No longer doing business with them due to the service. I have been having to pay for all of the services.
The driver seat broke during accident causing injuries to the driver. Yh
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.
Water comes inside the vehicle through the front windows. Passenger seat cover not anchored. Leather panels coming undone. *ak
Front brake rotors/engine/muffler/converter/seat/horn/power steering hose and wheel bearings failed.
Trunk release latch broke three times.
While driving 60 MPH the vehicle ran over a possum, lost control of vehicle, had a frontal impact on an embankment which caused the vehicle to rollover several times, in which both driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy. Did not protect the occupant in this accident. Also the passenger's seat broke in half.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier seats
Does the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier have seats problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the seats of the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier seats problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier seats?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Cavalier have bad seats?
The Chevrolet Cavalier model years with the most seats complaints are 1992 (12 complaints), 1996 (12 complaints) and 1994 (11 complaints).
Other 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier problems
Engine 118Electrical 100Airbags 73Brakes 60Transmission 54Steering 49Lights 29Suspension 27Visibility 27Seat belts 21Fuel system 18Acceleration 14Body 13Locks 7Tires 7Wheels 4Driver assistance 2
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