Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CAVALIER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004020089 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2004
Consumer's City: SWEETWATER Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CAVALIER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3G1JC1245WS Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: consumer states there is a malfunction with the abs system. at any speed, when brakes are applied, abs kicks on and does not catch, but starts to jolt. brake pedal seems to catch/release over and over, which caused extended stopping distances. also causes rolling foward or backward in any weather condition or under any driving circumstances. consumer has barely had an accident up to this point. vehicle has rolled into traffic several times and consumer was forced to use the emergency brake to avoid an accident. *tt