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1996 Chevrolet Cavalier lighting problems

Owners reported lighting problems in 33 complaints for the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
33 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Failure of the driver's and passenger's side seats, the driver's and passenger's side seats did not lock, the consumer was involved in a rear end collision and the passenger's side seat moved forward. Also, clutch pedal clicks when depressed/front end misaligned, causing vehicle to pull to the left/dome light inoperative at times when opening left door.

April 1996 Crash

Dt: the contact stated the headlights glowed an orange/yellow color. The dealership replaced the sockets and bulbs, but this has not solved the problem. The dealership stated there was no problem with the vehicle. The contact insisted this impaired his vision and he could not see three feet in front of the vehicle.

Reported at 128,000 miles, December 2005

Other problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier

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Lighting problems across all Chevrolet models