1995 Chevrolet Cavalier Consumer Discussions

Chevrolet Cavalier

• 1995 Cavalier LS Convertible

  Written by: jmerse on Feb 4, 2008 4:28:41 PM

  I have a 1995 Chevy Cav LS Convertible. The ABS light has been on for years now, and I never got around to looking at why. I am mechanically inclined and do everything myself, but I don't really know where to start here. Is it in the brakes or is it something with the electrical? Did anyone have a similar problem?

Chevrolet Cavalier Audio

• Chevrolet Cavalier:Adding a 2002 Sunfire stereo

  Written by: eh85 on Nov 5, 2007 7:52:43 PM

  hi i hope someone can help me here, i bought a used cd player from a 2002 sunfire, and im trying to add it to my 1995 cavalier, i plugged it in and it lights up..shows the time and will even eject a cd, but wont turn on at all, the theft lock doesnt light up either, anyone attempted this yet? any feedback would be greatly appreciated..thanks

Chevrolet Cavalier: Meet the Owners

• Re: Welcome Marleen [maryaw]

  Written by: georgecavalier on Oct 10, 2007 10:09:29 AM

  To answer you question about the bumpers the first few years of this design 1995-1996 or 1997, the Cavalier VL (base model) had the grey bumpers. Chevy changed this to give the car a nicer and less rental look.

Chevy Cavalier LS brakes

• 1995 Chevy Cavalier LS brakes

  Written by: maria12 on Apr 21, 2007 6:05:12 AM

  I drove my '95 Cavalier fine yesterday (32,000 miles only) and went to go out last night and within 5 min. of driving the brakes just WENT...they went nearly to the floor, i had very little control, heard a noise when i stepped on them and it was very frightening trying to get back home safely. Is this normal and what do you think it will involve? (Cost wise also?)

Chevrolet Cavalier

• Re: 1995 Chevy Cavalier Outside Windows [candie]

  Written by: gonogo on Aug 10, 2006 9:04:00 AM

  Well if you are going to have someone replace the mirror glass call around to glass replace shops and get an estimate. I think the glass shops would be the cheapest, they order and work with glass every day.

• Re: 1995 Chevy Cavalier Outside Windows [gonogo]

  Written by: candie on Aug 8, 2006 12:22:19 PM

  Gonogo, thanks so much...any chance i can do it cheaper thru someplace like autozone? (just lost my job...or wouldn't be asking..:( ) Again, thanks!!!

• Re: 1995 Chevy Cavalier Outside Windows [candie]

  Written by: gonogo on Aug 7, 2006 10:04:23 AM

  I believe you can buy just the mirror glass, call your local Chevy dealer parts department. Tell them year and model and that you want just the outside mirror glass for both sides.

• 1995 Chevy Cavalier Outside Windows

  Written by: candie on Aug 7, 2006 8:20:40 AM

  i have a 1995 chevy cavalier that someone got both outside side windows broken this weekend. i am on limited income (very much so, disabled) and i need to have them fixed. i need to know can i just BUY mirrors or do i have to buy the whole frame and all? this is the side mirrors, 1995 chevy cavalier LS...4 doors (driver side mirror and passenger side mirror). Where would ... Read More

Chevrolet Cavalier: Head Gasket Issues

• Post Head Replacement Vibration

  Written by: smashing12 on Jul 8, 2006 7:59:55 PM

  I recently had the Head replaced on my 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier. After replacement the engine while in gear ran rough and made some funny noises. So I took it back to the shop that day. They had found that an injector was bad and replaced it at no charge. The engine now runs great while not in gear as well as on the highway, however at slow accelerations (low speeds) there ... Read More

Dodge Neon vs Chevrolet Cavalier

• Neon VS Cavalier

  Written by: matchgame1974 on Aug 20, 2005 7:22:03 PM

  Hey All you smart car people! I'm a student and recently turned 16. I currently drive my father's old 1995 Chevy Silverado half ton around and with gas prices sky-rocketing and for many other reasons I'm considering seeing if I should trade it in for a compact car. The truck is in excellent shape and with extreemly low miles and Kelly Blue Book said I could get between 5000 to 7500 ... Read More

Chevrolet Cavalier: Head Gasket Issues

• Re: Head Gasket problems..... [mandi77]

  Written by: mdaffron on Jun 22, 2005 8:13:20 AM

  Mandi -- SELL THAT CAR!!! RUN AWAY FROM IT VERY, VERY FAST!!! My wife and I traded our otherwise perfectly good 1995 Cavalier for a Mazda Protege5 in 2002 because, at 52,000 miles, we were in need of our FOURTH head gasket in the car! Chevy knew there was a problem and warranted the original head gasket for 100,000 miles -- but once you had the original replaced, you were on ... Read More

Chevrolet Cavalier

• Re: 1995 Cavalier with New Compressor -Shimmying

  Written by: candie on May 30, 2005 6:46:07 AM

  If there are any mechanics out there who are reading this, PLEASE HELP. My car had a new compressor put in last week. It has has a lot of work done to it (see my previous posts above-2 of them). Now it shimmies like a Bronco (and I don't mean the Bronco vehicle). There is now a new noise (LOUD click click) from under the hood and I have no clue ... Read More

• 95 cavalier wiper motor prob

  Written by: kingcobra on Apr 15, 2005 11:43:27 AM

  Can I replace a 1995 cavalier wiper motor with any other type of GM product wiper motor such as a 95 chevy corsica

• 1995 chevrolet cavalier rs

  Written by: crazyaliangel on Apr 11, 2005 11:55:39 AM

  i have a 1995 chevrolet cavalier rs and it has 195, 000 miles on it current to date. it needs to have an exhaust system replaced and i was wondering how much it cost and if anybody know how much or hwere to find a new engine to put in the car. i like because its small and easy to park with great pcik up.

• Paul ... do some homework.

  Written by: mdaffron on Nov 22, 2002 8:59:58 AM

  The pre-'95 (old body style) Cavaliers weren't so bad. Chevy had some head gasket problems with the first few years of the new body style starting in 1995. Meade

• New to the Cavalier (sorta)

  Written by: danz28 on Aug 23, 2002 1:37:37 PM

  I got me a 2002 Chevy Cavalier (base) coupe about three months ago. So far it's great! Even though I didn't get any options on it, it is fully loaded. Plus, with the $2500 in rebates, not counting my trade in, I got in for around 10K with 5 year warranty. Try to get a Honda or Toyota with standard CD player, air, ABS, for that! I say sorta because my ... Read More

• Dweezil "I' WITH YOU ON THAT ONE"

  Written by: charts2 on Jan 16, 2002 7:47:49 AM

  This Teo guy critcizes anyone who doesn't agree with him. Because a Cavalier in his books is beneath him. His liking is for Audi's and BMeers. On the Impala board all Teo talks about is his Chevrolet Impala how good GM and Chevrolet are and then comes to this board and slams everything about them. He's hard to understand. He posts over 200 times a week on the Impala board.(time to ... Read More

• That's it. Bye-bye, bow tie!!!

  Written by: mdaffron on Nov 6, 2001 8:54:58 AM

  My wife's 1995 Cavalier is about to go bye-bye for a Mazda Protege. No more Chevrolet or GM for us, ever. Aside from things like a new alternator, new headlight switch, new seat cushion, new a/c compressor, new a/c and heat hoses and three radios in only 54,000 miles (enough problems, right?), here's the last straw: March 2000 (44,000 miles): Head gasket replaced under GM recall allowing one replacement in 100,000 ... Read More

• To Cavalier TRASH

  Written by: truckdude1 on May 2, 2001 7:29:23 PM

  we owned a 99 cavalier, bought the sob new..and its garbage..it only has 36555 miles and broke 6 times, its hard to start and tends to idle noisly and rough, the tranny isnt smooth at all, we just bought ourselves a 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA with 126,917 miles with Auto and A.c. runs like new, unlike chevy, i would never get an unreliable piece of junk like the cavalier.

• I need some historical/background info on cavaliers - I'm in a bind

  Written by: wronglyaccused on Apr 6, 2001 2:26:10 PM

  I was referred to this site from Chevrolet Customer Service, they answered some of my questions, but they thought the users and staff of this site might be able to fill in the gaps... Here's the deal - Around Christmas-time while visiting family 700 miles from home, we got pulled over in heavy traffic. The Police officer maintains we were going 89 mph, while our speedometer clearly stated 74 (speed limit ... Read More

• Malibu...

  Written by: vocus on Sep 27, 2000 5:36:43 PM

  It's easy to say "get rid of the car" and all, but the car he's speaking of (1995 Cavalier) is paid off. Isn't it nice not to have a car payment on a car? Well I am sure Meade feels the same way. Plus, the car has less than 50K on it. It shouldn't be blowing anything yet. It's just an excuse Chevrolet uses to cover up their poor manufacturing, and ... Read More

• I'm afraid you got a lemon too, dindak.

  Written by: mdaffron on Sep 12, 2000 9:41:22 PM

  The problem with the head gaskets in 1995 through 1999 Cavaliers is documented. They even issued an unpublished recall on the head gaskets for '95s and '96s that covers the head gaskets for 7 years/100,000 miles. BTW, I just heard back from the dealership. It was a broken bolt and TO MY AMAZEMENT AND DISBELIEF, they admitted that they probably overtorqued the bolts back in March. Therefore I'm not going to ... Read More

• Matty, please reconsider your decision

  Written by: matto2000 on Aug 28, 2000 3:03:13 PM

  Matty, please listen to my warning before buying that Cavalier. Nearly three years ago, I celebrated my 16th birthday and used my life savings (at the time) to buy my first car, a brand new 1998 cavalier. That may very well have been the worst decision I ever made. Within the car's first 4,000 miles, it contracted a very annoying and rather dangerous stalling problem, and just to clarify it's an ... Read More