Hood Latch Problems of Chevrolet Cavalier

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.

1 Hood Latch problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 11/19/2003

While the consumer was driving, the hood opened up and struck the front windshield.

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2 Hood Latch problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 02/21/2000

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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Other Common Latches/locks/linkage related problems of Chevrolet Cavalier

Problem Category Number of Problems
Door Latch problems
21
Trunk Lid Lock problems
6
Latches/locks/linkage problems
3
Hood Latch problems
2
Hatchback/liftgate Lock problems
1


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