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2004 Chevrolet Cavalier structure problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier4% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Structure complaints
4%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The garnish molding-windshield pillar-driver's side fell partly off blocking my visibility while driving home from work. It was never touched and for no reason it fell off and to this day I am unable to reattach it..

    filed Jul 12, 2015

  • I left the vehicle running in driveway for less than 5 minutes. Vehicle was full of black smoke and within minutes was totally engulfed in flames. *tr

    filed Mar 17, 2015

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.