IllustrationWHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES PEDAL NEARLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE STOPPING, VEHICLE ACCELERATES FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1992 Chevrolet Cavalier
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 140.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 134 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 48 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
15 crash reports8 fire reports9 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
7 reportsWHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASED. DEALER STILL NOT FIND THE CAUSE. HOWEVER, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TWICE BY ITSELF.
AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH, WILL HOLD SET SPEED AT 10 TO 20 MINUTES, THEN WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE VERY RAPIDLY, WITHIN 20 SECONDS, GOES FROM 65 TO 85 MPH, TURNING OFF CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT CONTROL SPEED, ONLY DISENGAGES BY BRAKING.*AK
AUTO-TRANS: TURNED ON IGNITION, SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, NO WARNING, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAPPENS IN ANY GEAR, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT, DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM*A.
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
Official recalls
191V166000 · Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch
Sep 23, 1991
THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING IS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR MISSING, LEADING TO A CONDITION WHERE THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE THE SECONDARY STRIKER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH IS NOT ENGAGED, AND THEPRIMARY HOOD LATCH WAS ALSO NOT ENGAGED, THE HOOD COULD OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY. IFTHIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE HOOD MAY CONTACT THE WINDSHIELD,REDUCING THE FORWARD VISION AREA OF THE DRIVER AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: INSPECT HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLIES AND, WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW SECONDARY HOOD LATCH SPRING.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.