Chevrolet Cavalier owners have reported 2 problems related to hood latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Cavalier based on all problems reported for the Cavalier.
While the consumer was driving, the hood opened up and struck the front windshield.
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We purchased a new vechicle on a Friday. I was returning from the mall at night with my two young children. We were passing a tracter-trailer truck on i91 in mass. The hood popped up without any warning, crashing into the windshield and completly obstructing our vision. I slammed on the brakes, and narrowly avoided a catastrophic collision. My daughter sprained her knee in the jarring and the trauma of the instant. . . I sustained injuries to my sternum and to muscles in my upper back. We had a great deal of difficulty with the roadside assistance program, and I ended up in a closed service station parking lot , in a strange city, with my two children for almost three hours. We were treated poorlly and even threatened by the dealership. We had a great deal of diffifulty trying to report a claim about our injuries, and do not know where this stands today. I am concerned about the possibility of the hood release not sustaining the combination of speed as well as the resistance caused by passing a large truck.
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all problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier
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| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Door Latch problems | |
| Trunk Lid Lock problems | |
| Latches/locks/linkage problems | |
| Hood Latch problems | |
| Hatchback/liftgate Lock problems |