Vehicle report

1990 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

Reported problems

55 complaints · median 173000 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD9
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR3
SEAT BELTS3
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2
TIRES2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEATS1
SERVICE BRAKES1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
STEERING1
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
WHEELS1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Reported Problems: 55 complaints | CarFathom