Service Brakes Problems of Chevrolet Cavalier

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier. While driving approximately 35 mph and depressing the brake pedal to make a sudden stop, the pedal traveled to the floorboard. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 200,000.

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Metal on metal noise found out shoes and rotors are damageddamaged. I have no money. V can't fix this. Smell inside of leak. Temp running high. 200.

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Sometimes, during regular braking, rear brakes lock and car does not stop. Happens on asphalt even at slow speeds. Online research reveals that this is a common issue that seems to stem from a few causes at time of production.

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My car abruptly slowed down and began to drag as though the transmission was going into a low gear and the brakes were being applied.

Driver was heading south on i684, on the exit ramp to 287 west, in heavy traffic. Vehicle suddenly appeared to shut off, making it impossible to steer and brake. Driver ran off the road and went nose first into a ditch, damaging the frame, radiator, airco and nose of vehicle. The vehicle was totaled as a result.

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The contact owns a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into a stop sign and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,450.

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I was driving on the highway and a driver traveling well under the posted speed limit cut in front of me. I stepped on the brakes and the car started sliding and when I attempted turn the wheel to avoid collision, the wheel was locked and would not turn causing me to hit the car square in the rear. Upon impact, both airbags deployed. Airbags never touched me, but the driver's side cover shattered the windshield and the passenger side cover shattered the passenger window.

My son was pulling into a parking lot and as he describes it, everything but the radio went dead all by itself (the engine died and there was no power steering or brakes). Obviously the same symptoms as the current recalls. I called the dealer and was told the car isn't on the list. I've complained to chevy and am getting the runaround by multiple members of their "consumer support team" (we've assigned you a service request number but I am to wait until it happens again and then bring it in "so we could start reviewing on your case"). I took it to my own mechanic and he ran a bunch of tests but couldn't find anything that would cause the car to die.

I was on my way home today and think god my husband was driving. . My gauges are not working on the car which is does from time to time. We merge on a major highway and the gas petal accelatored and would not stop it just keep getting faster,, my brakes would not even stop it or the emergency brake either. . We had to run some red lights because we could not stop it so we could try to get home without crashing the car to stop it but we could slow it down putting it in neutral but it was burning up the brakes and transmission. Finally we got in front my my house and had to put it in park fast just to stop it. The gas pedal only accelates and the brakes don't even work on it. . . We could of died today!!! I'm so glad I was not driving it. . I would of had to call 911 and have the cops box me in to stop. I messed up my brakes and transmission on it just to stop it today. I went online to check for any recalls and I see that people had problems but no recalls. . . I saw my life flash for my eyes today and put my trust in my car everyday thinking that they made it right. . ???.

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Rear shoes only 50% worn after 153,000. Hand brake starting grabbing uneven so had to have rear drums torched off. Drums would not remove through normal means. Condition of hardware was found to be reuseable. Drums warped/failed before shoes wore out.

Speedometer registers over 120 miles and beyond even when stopped.

I brought a 1999 chevy Cavalier in Dec 08'. Since Jan 09' I have been having severe locking of the rear brakes. I have taken it to three different mechanics so far and the problem still persist. Currently I am unable to pass a motor vehicle inspection due to this problem. At all three facilities I used to try and repair this problem I was informed by the mechanic that this problem is common among gm vehicles. I have spent at least approximately $600 dollars on this problem and it still persist. The mechanics that I have taken it to have adjusted the brakes several times but the rear brakes are still locking for what seems like no apparent reason all three mechanics say the brake assembly looks good but I am still not able to pass inspection. I was told at the motor vehicle inspection station that this problem will cause me to fish tail either causing injury to passengers in my car or possibly others.

I,was coming from walmart . Onto the three lane highway ,icrossed over into the lane then I saw this car ,ihit my brakes ,they froze and my car slid into the finder of the other car ,I could not stop and it sled onto the other lane and stoped.

Faulty gauges cluster. The gas, temperature, speedometer, and rpm gauges stop working in a weekly basis for several days.

Back right rear spring broke on the brake, according to dealership this was the 3rd one they had seen on this model. The tire locked up completely and this has now caused problems with the idling of the vehicle.

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The rear brakes on the Chevrolet Cavalier can become unadjusted and when you have to brake quickly, the brakes can lockup and send you into a skid. This happened to me and caused me to have an accident, but I was not aware of the type braking system the car is equipped with so I didn't understand why the car went into a skid until much later, after I almost rear ended someone. Personnel at the repair shop explained the braking system to me.

I was sold a chevy Cavalier with bad brakes and bad rotors and it makes a big noise when you go to turn to the right no accidents yet.

When having my brakes changed it was noticed that on the rear brakes only half the pad touches the drum, the lower half does not touch it only the top.

The vehicle's trac off warning light illuminated on the dash. The dealer told the consumer the vehicle needed a new brake booster because it was leaking.

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While applying the brakes at a low speed, a clicking noise was heard. The consumer stated the part has been repaired five times, however the problem still exist. Please provide additional information.

When applying the brakes steering became hard to control. As result, vehicle sled into a pole. Vehicle was totaled due to the damage. Also, dual airbags deployed.

Charged 165. 00 for a service that should have been covered under warranty.

When the consumer applied the brakes, the vehicle experienced extended stopping distance.

When the weather is bad my brakes do not work correctly until I have driven the car for a while. Last month I could not come to a stop at all and damaged the front end I asked around and found another person with the same model car that has had this problem also.

The brakes grabbed when they were applied. . .

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When applying brakes at any speed rear brakes squeal. Dealer has been notified on several occasions, and could not duplicate or correct the problem. Please provide further information. . . .

While traveling on the highway the weather was sunny she hydroplaned and hit the divider strip the dealership is aware of the problem. Mr.

Consumer states that the brake rotors are wearing and when applying the brakes the vehicle will have a heavy vibration and extended stopping distance. Dealer notified. Ts.

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As I was driving down us 95 north in las vegas at 65 mph, the ignition suddenly turned off and left me coasting with no power steering or brakes. I was in the exit lane. Because it was a manual transmission, I was able to depress the clutch and turn the key and engine fired right up again before I decreased too much speed this happened several times during the 3 years I owned this car. The second time was on rapart blvd between cheyenne and lake mead, again in las vegas. I was able to safely coast out of traffic and into a parking lot where I left the car because I thought it unsafe to drive. Mechanics could never figure out why it continued to do this. I think gm needs to look even farther back with these ignition issues as the Cavalier is the predecessor to the cobalt. I repeat this happened many times and they could never figure out what was wrong with it.

When stepping on the breaks of my 2001 Cavalier a vibration is caused and makes it difficult to stop. I know someone else who owns a 2001 Cavalier and the same thing is happening to her car. I have been lucky enough not to have hit anyone yet but it gets really close especially when stopping fast.

The brakes of the consumer's 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier grind loudly while braking. The consumer also experienced extended stopping distance while braking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who indicated that the brakes were operating as designed.

A dark brown rust color developed on the front wheels. The dealership in an attempt to correct the problem, changed the brakes, turned the rotor and put new bearings on, but the problem still exist. The dealership indicated that the brown rust color was caused by a failure in the brake system.

The brakes grind/squeaked when used for the first time each day. The brakes were also sensitive and grabbed on occasion. The service technician indicated that this was normal operation.