Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10265654April 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. I WAS JUST DRIVING MY CAR IT WAS RUNNING FINE, I PARKED IT ON A HILL AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO START IT, IT JUST WOULDN'T START. 2. IT WAS MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES, THE TANK WAS AT 1/4 I NEVER LET IT GET BELOW THAT. AFTER AN HOUR OF TRYING TO GET IT TO START SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP AND TO HAVE SOMEONE HIT THE GAS TANK WHILE I TRIED STARTING IT, SURE ENOUGH IT STARTED, I DROVE IT HOME, THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO FILL UP THINKING IT WOULD HELP, IT DIED ON THE WAY HOME AND WOULDN'T START AT ALL WITH ANY AMOUNT OF HELP. 3. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO GET FIXED, IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THEY REPLACED IT AND IT COST A TOTAL OF $613. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265444April 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE CLUSTER BOARD HAS GONE OUT. IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER, THE FUEL GAGE AND RPM GAGE ALL DOES NOT WORK. CHEVY HAS ALREADY RECALLED TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE A CAVALIER AND ON EBAY YOU CAN BUY A FIXED CLUSTER BOARD AND SEND BACK YOUR OLD ONE AND GET 100.00 BACK SO IT MUST BE A BIG PROBLEM NOT JUST MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265385April 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN EXIT RAMP, MY VEHICLE, A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, JUST SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING AND FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265083April 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES GOING HAYWIRE. AT TIMES I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. I CAN BE STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT AND MY SPEEDOMETER READS 90MPH. OR I CAN BE KEEPING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 30 AND IT READS 20MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264997April 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE HAD FUEL LINE, AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. STILL GET A STRONG SMELL OF GAS.... CAN NOT GET RID OF THE ODOR. THERE IS NOT A GAS LEAK THAT IS VISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE BUT THE SCENT STILL LINGERS INSIDE AND OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264750April 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I DID GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT ALOT OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . THIS CAR I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE, AND NOT EVEN HAVING WARNING THAT THE CAR IS JUST GOING TO STOP RUNNING, IS VERY BAD. ALSO, I HAD ONLY 86,000 MILE ON THE CAR , HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, & FEEL THAT THIS PUMP IS A DEFECT IN THE CHEVY PRODUCT. SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM, WITH EVEN LOWER MILEAGE ON THERE CARS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR & VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE A CAR STOP DEAD ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264439April 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264186April 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMPS IS DEAD 60K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263693March 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP ON 2003 CAVALIER WITH APPROX. 66K MILES FAILED ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263640March 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 25 IN DENVER, COLORADO. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS THE CULPRIT. I REALLY THINK THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263642March 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A TAPPING NOSE IN THE HEATER AND THE CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK. THERE WERE ALSO TWO MOTOR SWTICES REPAIRED IN THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263686March 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS MANEUVERING MY 2003 CAVALIER INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND IT JUST DIED. IT WOULDN'T RESTART, WE HAD TO PUSH IT INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THE DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD FUEL PUMP. AFTER RECEIVING A QUOTE FOR NEARLY $800, NOT FROM THE DEALER! I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD GET AN IDEA OF COST AND AVAILABILITY FOR A NON-OEM PART. THE FIRST THINGS I FOUND WERE THE FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF UNHAPPY CAVALIER OWNERS. AFTER READING THE FORUMS, I'M THANKFUL I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE PUMP FAILED. I WAS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS SUBSTANTIAL; GM APPARENTLY KNOWS THIS BUT IS UNWILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BAD DECISION IN CHOOSING THIS PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND APPLY WHATEVER PRESSURE YOU CAN TO MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ERROR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MY HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263314March 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 CAVALIER IN MAY OF 03. I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK, A TOTAL OF MAYBE 14 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. OUT OF THE BLUE I AM STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT DUE THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START. I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS, YET IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NONE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WOULD NOT START OFF OF TOW TRUCK. NEXT DAY, STARTS FINE. IT HAS TAKEN 3 DAYS FOR THEM TO FINALLY CONCLUDE IT'S THE FUEL PUMP! FIX = +$950.00!!!! I HAVE 34,000 MILES!!!! WE HAVE HAD VEHICLES MUCH OLDER THAN MINE AND WITH +100,000 MILES NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM PARTIALLY DISABLED DUE TO A SEVERE BACK INJURY AND NOW NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IF THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. PER PRIOR POSTS, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT PLACES NOT ONLY THE DRIVER'S LIFE, BUT THAT OF OTHER MOTORISTS. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CHEVY HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263228March 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN
THE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE GROUND AND FAILED, THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF GEAR. FINALLY TURNED OFF THE KEY AND GOT THE ENGINE TO STOP. HAD JUST COME OFF A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WAS IN A SCHOOL SPEED ZONE SO THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT A FEW MINUTES EARLIER THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE CLUTCH LINE SNAPPED BECAUSE THERE IS A SHARP PIECE OF METAL THAT LIES NEXT TO IT AND RUBS IT. THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING AT ABOUT 40K THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL, BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263055March 25, 2009
VISIBILITY
HVAC CABLE BENT AND THEN SNAPPED. NOW I CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD & THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE I CAN'T SEE WHERE I'M GOING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262853March 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER IS GOING CRAZY AND IS AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. NEXT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE UP AND BOTH OF THESE STAYED AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR. THE CAR IS ALSO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261879March 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN DEC 2008, TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTING READING HOT BUT READ NORMAL A FEW DAYS LATER. IT BECAME ERRATIC FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STARTED POINTING TO THE RIGHT OF HOT AND KEPT MOVING FURTHER CLOCKWISE UNTIL IT WAS IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND STAYED THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW (MAR 2009) IT IS IN THE 4 O'CLOCK POSITION AND PREVENTS THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FROM MOVING PAST IT. WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE THEN DROPS BACK TO 0 UNTIL THE CAR SLOWS BELOW THE SPEED WHERE THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE STOPPED IT. UPON RE-ACCELERATING THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE ATTEMPTS TO OPERATE SOMEWHAT NORMALLY UNTIL IT IS STOPPED AGAIN BY THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE. THEN IT DROPS BACK TO 0 AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE SAY THEY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE FAILURE OF ALL GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE A DRIVER LOSES CONTROL AFTER LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A CONDITION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE GAUGES WORKED PROPERLY (OUT OF GAS, EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE ETC.) EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR OWN COMPLAINT AT HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/ AND SIGN UP WITH MYCARSTATS.COM TO TRACK THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261802March 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING UP FOR A YEAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD STOP. WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WAS STUCK ON 65MPH. MADE DRIVING HAZARDOUS NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING.IF I LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND COOL OF I WOULD START IT BACK UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER METER WOULD GO DOWN ABOUT 10 MPH SO I WOULD BEAT 55MPH INSTEAD OF 65MPH. EVERYTIME I WOULD START THE CAR IT WOULD GO DOWN FURTHER. THEN IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY FOR A FEW MONTHS W/O ACTING UP AND THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING THE NEEDLE REGISTERED 110 MPH AND WAS NOT COMING BACK DOWN. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL B/C THE HAD TO ORDER THE PART THEY WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF STOCK. THEY TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE IP IN ALOT OF VEHICLES LATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261757March 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A MUFFLER SHOP REPAIRED THE STARTER ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE STARTER BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND BURNED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,812 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,600. UPDATED 03-30-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AN UNNECESSARY RELAY SWITCH WAS ADDED TO THE STARTER WHICH CAUSED THE STARTER TO MALFUNCTION. UPDATED 03/31/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261596March 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN DECEMBER, 2006 I HAD A NEW ALTERNATOR AND A NEW FUEL PUMP PUT IN (895.00). 1/10/07 MY IGNITION MODULE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WENT OUT (695.45). 5/14/07 MY IGNITION COIL NEEDED REPLACING (252.18). NOVEMBER 8, 2007 I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VALVE COVER GASKET ($500) I'M AM TIRED OF REPAIRING. IT'S GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT'S CAUSING MY IGNITION STUFF TO BURN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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