1999 Chevrolet Cavalier steering problems
31 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving about 60 MPH over a wet surface lost control of vehicle, stricking trees in frontal collision, but air bags did not deploy.
Car started being hard to steer to the left and it was intermittent. It just started that morning of 5-28-05 . I was going down a steep hill and it became hard to turn it on a curve going off to the right. I proceeded slowly and as I attempted to make another left turn something snapped under the floorboards of the car and it would no longer turn at all-it would only go forwards or backwards.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier
- Brakes 56 complaints
- Electrical system 52 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Air bags 24 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints