NHTSA Complaint #10062525 — 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
WHEELS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10062525 |
| Vehicle | 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 10 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OH |
Consumer Description
I PURCHASED MY 2004 CAVALIER LS WITH ONLY 4 MILES ON THE OD. I NOTICED THE VERY SAME DAY ON THE WAY HOME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 & 75, AND DIDDNT TAKE IT IN RIGHT AWAY CAUSE I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL AND THERE COULDNT POSSIBLY BE ANYTHING WRONG CAUSE THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW. WELL THIS CONTINUED AND GOT WORSE, SO AT 6,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR A ROTATION I HAD THEM CHECK IT AND THEY SAID THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE. I DROVE IT AWAY BUT STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FINNALY TOOK IT BACK A MONTH LATER AND TOLD THE DEALER THIS WAS NOT NORMAL, SO THEY DID A FORSE VARATION BALENCE WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I JUST THINK GM NEEDS A BETTER INSPECTION PROCESS, CAUSE THE TIRES WERE NOT CORRECTLY BALENCED FROM THE FACTORY.*AK
Related Complaints for the 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Recent Complaints for the 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
#11589380
STEERING
The whole steering column is loose The pins are all backed out I’m afraid to drive it I think this is a manufacture...
#11450759
SUSPENSION
The vehicle failed to pass pa. state inspection due to a severely rusted frame over the rear axles. The estimate to r...
#11438861
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the front driver’s side tire had...
#11383222
POWER TRAIN
IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN MOVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER IT DID NOT CATCH...
#11318646
SEAT BELTS
CAN'T SAFELY INSTALL A CAR SEAT BECAUSE THE SAFETY BELTS DO NOT PROPERLY RETRACT. THEREFORE THE CAR SEAT IS NOT STABL...