2.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #2

Jan 012005

Cavalier 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 137,000 miles
Two issues left consumer stranded in 1999 2.2L Chevrolet Cavalier catastrophic failure of input shaft/input drum assembly on 3T40 transmission, left operator without any forward or reverse drive gears while drive was engaged and rolling. Managed to avoid crash. Remedy was replacement of transmission with remanufactured transmission. Incipient worsening of starting times. Poor factory ECM calibration in all or most 1999 2.2L Cavaliers can leave operator stranded in warm starting condition. Results in poor initial running and large amount of unburned hydroarbons released to atmosphere. A technical brochure exists to remedy the situation, but no recall. Dealer wants $90 to reprogram ECM.

- Lexington, KY, USA

Add Complaint
problem #1

Jan 012001

Cavalier

  • miles
Spark plugs failing during operation of vehicle. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

- Addison, IL, USA

Add Complaint