1998 Chevrolet Cavalier engine problems
49 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 10% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My daughter was driving her 1998 chevrolet cavalier when the engine stalled and she had not power. She tried turning on a side street she had no power steering and no brakes. She tried to get out of way of a truck that was approaching her but couldn't and her car went underneath the truck. Needless to say the car was totaled. The engine stalled once while it was idling so she had to get it jumped.
The starter went out the first week I got it did tires start rubbing the sucks went out making it hard to drive and a second time start rubbing I end up buying three times cuz they got ball real fast the wiring under the engine ripped apart and now it's threw a rod.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
- Electrical system 76 complaints
- Brakes 68 complaints
- Steering 57 complaints
- Air bags 35 complaints
- Body & structure 31 complaints
- Lighting 20 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints