Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2003)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10190961May 16, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING THE 2003 CAVALIER IT JUST QUIT. IT ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER. IT ONLY HAD 63,000 MILES ON IT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190535May 11, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN EXTREME HEAT OR COLD TEMPERATURES INSIDE VEHICLE THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUMP IN INTERVALS OF FIVE MPH. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESET ITSELF IF LEFT ALONE. IF PASSES 70 MPH MARK IT WILL CONTINUE RISING UNTIL IT POINTED DOWNWARD TOWARDS THE ODOMETER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189734May 4, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER- ON THIRD FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, GAUGE THAT READS GAS TO GAS HAND OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY AND FUEL PUMP QUITS WORKING, NO WARNING, HAPPENS SUDDENLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189713May 3, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SAYING THE FUEL PUMP ON 03 CAVALIERS ARE GOING OUT. MY CAR HAS 59K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189488May 2, 2007
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS THE CONTACT SWERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON AND THEN SWERVED AND STRUCK A SECOND TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE FRONT AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,207.*AK THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR ABOUT 40 DEET BEFORE IMPACT. UPDATED 12/04/07
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188623April 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON APRIL 14 2007 MY HUSBAND WENT OUTSIDE TO START THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WE PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE CAR HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT WE WERE LUCKY WE WERE NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME AS THE CAR ITSELF WOULD HAVE SIMPLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC FIXED THE CAR AND REPAIRS RAN ALMOST 600.00. I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET TO COMPLAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FURTHER I FOUND A WEBSITE OF COMPLAINTS FROM 90 CONSUMER'S REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE WEB ADDRESS IS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-CAVALIER/TVINIC5TFU5SFSI5H/P3 . PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183417February 24, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILURE, STARTED GOING DOWN A QUARTER TO HALF WAY DOWN AND STOPPING THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT IT UP IT ONLY GOES UP LIKE A INCH AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE AND KEEP DOING THAT UNTIL THE WINDOW IS COMPLETELY UP. SECOND THERE IS A CLUCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AT LOW SPEEDS INCLUDING WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER A BUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181932February 7, 2007
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELT IN MIDDLE REAR POSITION OF CAR WAS GETTING CAUGHT ON SOME PART OF THE MECHANISM AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE SEAT BELT RESULTED. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE MECHANISM REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE SINCE IT WAS SIX MONTHS PAST END OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10181467February 3, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THERE IS A VENT FOR MY DEFROSTER/HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER-ON TOP OF THE DASH--THAT DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE A FRIEND, THAT HAS THE SAME MODEL CAR. SHE TOO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT. *JB MY WINDSHIELD KEEPS ICING UP AND GETS FOGGY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178474January 11, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE RADIO HAS TURNED OFF BY ITSELF IT ALSO ERASES ANY PROGRAMMED STATIONS. THE WINDOWS DON'T ALWAYS GO UP , IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON , IT HAPPENS TO ONE WINDOW AND NOT THE OTHER AND THEN REVERSES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174696November 29, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IN FEB 03.THE CABLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB FOR THE AC,DEFROST HAS BROKE 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR. IT GETS STUCK WHERE IT JUST BLOWS OUT OF THE VENT AND ONLY THE VENT. NO DEFROST SO IN THE WINTER AS YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WINDOWS ARE FOGGING UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO DEFROST. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE CABLE THAT BINDS UP THEY DID FIX IT BUT HERE WE GO AGAIN IT BREAKS. SO NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS OVER IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE FIXED I WILL HAVE TO FORK THE MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET AND TO ME IF IT HAS BROKE 4 TIMES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174257November 25, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
KNOB TO TURN THE CONTROLLER FOR DEFROSTER, HEATER FOR FEET OR VENT. THE ONLY AREA IT BLOWS OUT IS OUT THE VENT PANEL IN THE FRONT OF CAR. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE DEFROSTER FOR THE FRONT OF CAR, OR RECEIVE HEAT AT MY FEET. I JUST CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS ITEM HAS ALREADY FAILED. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I WOULD THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE DEFROSTER TO USE. AND NEED HEAT IN THE CAR. THIS OTHER KNOBS ON THE CONTROL PANEL WORK FINE THERE IS 3 KNOBS. 1 FOR THE AMOUNT OF BLOWER THAT YOU WANT, THE SECOND ONE IS FOR THE TEMP SETTING AND THE 3RD ONE IS FOR WHERE YOU WANT THE BLOWER TO COME OUT OF. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE DAY ONE. FIRST IT WAS THE TAIL LIGHTS, THEN THE POWER WINDOWS THEM SELF AND NOW THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173689November 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AGAIN. WHEN CAR WAS 1 1/2 YEARS OLD I EXPERIENCED WHEEL VIBRATION, TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. I CHECKED THEM ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER AND FOUND THAT ALL THEY DID WAS TURN THE ROTORS DOWN THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THEM . VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS FIXED I THOUGHT . GOT NEW TIRES ON CAR AND ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE VIBRATION PROBLEM SURFACED AGAIN. SO I TOOK CAR TO A REGULAR BRAKE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE INDEED WARPED. SO HAD THE WORK DONE FOR ABOUT 350.00 THIS LASTED FOR AWHILE TILL WARRANTY IS OUT NOW PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/ OR IT COULD BE THE CHEAP FACTORY WHEELS. CAR IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. FIRST BRAKE SERVICE WAS 20 THOUSAND PLUS MILES, SECOND TIME CAR HAS 45000 ON IT, THESE ARE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES NOT A LOT OF STOP AND GO. I HAVE A 94 S-10 WITH 109000 MILES AND IT,S ONLY HAD 3 BRAKE JOBS IN 12 YRS. THIS CAR IS ONLY THREE YRS OLD WITH LOW MILES AND IT,S ON IT,S THIRD TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172181October 30, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, ALL GAUGES EXCEPT THE RPM GAUGE LOST POWER AND STOPPED FUNCTIONING. ALSO, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, AND AN ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PLANS TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. UPDATED 11/30/2006- THESE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170560October 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
HORN STOPPED WORK. WENT TO TAKE DAUGHTER TO GET LICENSE AND IT DIDN'T WORK. CHECKED FUSES AND STILL DID NOT WORK. I TOOK TO THE DEAL AND THEY SAID I HAD TO GET THE HORN MODULE AND AIR BAG REPLACED. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169531September 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1. VEHICLE MADE A MOANING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 KMS (AND 3 YEARS OLD). REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK. 2. RANDOM CLUNKING FROM THE FRONT END AT APPROX. 56,000 KMS. REPLACED FRONT BEARINGS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT. 3. CAR LOST POWER, HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM, INSISTED THE CAR WAS FINE. I INSISTED ON THEM TAKING IT OUT AGAIN. CAR BROKE DOWN, HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FUEL IGNITION SWITCH. 4. BURNED THROUGH 4L OF OIL AND PUFFED OUT BLACK SMOKE. DEALER COULDN'T LOCATE PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN APPROX. 2000 KMS LATER. FAULTY PISTON RINGS, ENGINE REPLACED ENTIRELY. AT 61,000 KMS. NOW AT OVER $11,000 CDN WARRANTY REPAIRS ON A WELL MAINTAINED LOW MILEAGE CAR. 5. RANDOM CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT IS BACK. GOING TO DEALER TOMORROW. WARRANTY: EXPIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166425August 24, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THOUGH THE RECALL WORK ON NHTSA RECALL # 04V524000 WAS PERFORMED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE REAR TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE SERVICE DEALER MANAGER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD BE A 100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE CHARGED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED THE RECALL AGREEMENT AND WERE UNDER NO FURTHER OBLIGATION TO OFFER ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165743August 17, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND THEN STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 48000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF AROUND $800. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164949August 8, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 100 MPH CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. ALTHOUGH SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FATALITY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SINCE THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10164320August 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER FILLED TANK UP, WHILE STILL HAVING OVER A HALF A TANK, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. CAR TOWED TO GOODYEAR. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE OF 678.00. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER A LOT OF CHEVROLET CARS FAIRLY NEW AND LOW MILEAGE HAVE BEEN COMING IN TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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