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2004 Chevrolet Cavalier steering problems

16 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
130,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 130,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 130,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 130,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the steering suddenly malfunctioned. The vehicle spun out and crashed into a second vehicle. No injuries were reported and a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, June 2015 Crash

Doing my morning paper route. Went to turn left in a cul-de-sac and the steering tilt broke. The steering wheel was going all kind of directions. I have two newspapers wedged into the right side and the bottom so I can drive it until I can somehow get it fixed. I have three or four parts that fell into the floorboard. All I was doing was turning the steering wheel to the left when I broke and the parts fell off. This is a 2004 chevrolet cavalier. I bought it in 2009.

Reported at 178,000 miles, November 2012

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