Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2003)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10199448August 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I HAD TO PULL OVER. THE CAR COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS SIGNS OF FAILURE OR WARNING. WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199316August 11, 2007
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
ON 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER THE WIPER MOTOR TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY IS MADE UP WITH A PLASTIC SNAP BUSHING . WHEN IT WEARS OUT THE WIPER DOES NOT WORK. THE ARM COMES APART. ON MY CAVALIER IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 AND HALF YEARS .3 TIMES DRIVERS SIDE 1 PASSENGER. WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD IN A DOWN POUR IT IS HARD TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING . SOME ONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. JESS APPLEBY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198304August 2, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
HARD OR IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE HVAC MODE OR TEMPERATURE SETTINGS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198115August 1, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
(1)THE HEATER SWITCH QUIT WORKING AND HEAT AND DEFROSTER WILL NOT COME ON. THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND YOU CAN'T SEE THE ROAD ,THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS COLD OR WHEN IT IS FOGGY OUTSIDE ( 2.)THE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING AND YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE WIPERS AND RESTART THEM, THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS RAINING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198117August 1, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 81,000 MILES ON 2003 CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198009July 31, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH AROUND 57,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON IT. I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE AND HAVE IT REPLACED WHICH RAN ME ABOUT 500 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197782July 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE CRUISING AT 55 MPH ENGINE SURGED SEVERAL TIMES THEN SIMPLY QUIT ON BUSY HIGHWAY. APPROX 78,000 MILES. HAD TO TOW 35 MILES AND FACED WITH VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197792July 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WITHIN 75 YARDS. WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER WAITING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, WAITING, ETC. . HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197859July 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. HAD TO FLAG PEOPLE DOWN TO HELP PUSH IT OFF OF THE ROAD. TURNS OUT TO BE A BAD FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDS REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197879July 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY & WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 59,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197696July 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS NOT OVER 25 MPH. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND IT DEFINITELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG PROBLEM AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, BECAUSE YOU LOSE EVERYTHING WHEN IT DIES. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP , ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, HAS LESS THAN 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED PER DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CARS WARRANTY WAS THE 3 YEAR/ 30,000 MILE WARRANTY, SO THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED WITH THE REPAIR BILL. THERE IS SOMETHING NOT QUITE RIGHT ABOUT THIS CAR EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED, AT TIMES IT GOES BY ITSELF WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL- I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197695July 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLED OUT WHILE GOING 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS FORUM INCLUDING 120 SIMILAR EXPERIENCES: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-CAVALIER/TVINIC5TFU5SFSI5H THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $650 DOLLARS, WHICH INCLUDES TOWING, LABOR AND PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197200July 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SITTING IN DRIVE-THRU AND MOTOR QUIT. HAD TO PUSH CAR TO PARKING SPOT. TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE FROM FUEL PUMP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196811July 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 55,000 MILES WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ONE DAY AFTER DOING SOME GROCERY SHOPPING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT STALLED. TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE CAR STALLED AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT START UP AND STAYED ON. I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER AND IT STARTED TO SETTLE DOWN. I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE IT HOME WHERE THERE IS AN AUTO SHOP I USE RIGHT BY MY HOUSE. THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE IT EVEN A 1/2 MILE (ONLY TO THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT) WHERE IT STALLED AT THE RED LIGHT LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUY INTERSECTION. I HAD SOME GUYS FROM A LOCAL GOODYEAR SHOP HELP ME PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO THEIR PARKING LOT, FROM WHICH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL SHOP. ON INVESTIGATION THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP, WHICH A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD SELL FOR $700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196703July 18, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE GAS TANK WITH A HAMMER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED TEMPORARILY. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION (# PE 07033) REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196414July 16, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN, BUT AGAIN IT STALLED, AND AFTERWARD IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD MY MECHANIC HELP ME MOVE THE CAR TO HIS SHOP, WHERE UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION HE DETERMINED THAT MY CAVALIER'S FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT ONLY 56K MILES! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, IF I WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED PEOPLE COULD HAVE DIED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195621July 9, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP DIED AT 65000 MILES... 35,000 MILES BEFORE FIRST TUNE-UP IWA SSCHEDULED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195583July 8, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CAVALIER'S FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 15 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195538July 7, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP ON A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AT 65,000 MILES. THIS OCCURED ON 01/15/07. I WAS NEEDING TO LEAVE MY RESIDENCE AND THE CAVALIER WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MOLLE CHEVROLET,411 MOCKAVE. BLUE SPRINGS,MO. THEY MADE THE DETERMINATION OF THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND REPLACED THE PART AS WELL AS THE FUEL FILTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195416July 5, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THEN MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF JULY 5, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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