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2001 Chevrolet Cavalier visibility problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier5% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Visibility complaints
5%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Upon driving vehicle at low speeds 20-30 mph with front and rear window defroster on,it became more,and more evident of a possible fire. First there was an increasing burning smell followed by smoke. A connector on the drivers side kick panel has melted being so close to the carpet its possible…

    filed Dec 10, 2013

  • The defrost wouldn't work when really rainy or cold and this started in winter of 2009. In summer of 2010 the ac worked only when fan was on med or high, but finally only on high. These were electrical wiring problems: ac due to blower resistor burned out and defrost caused by a resistor burned…

    filed Dec 26, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.