Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10218012February 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
PLEASE ALSO SEE COMPLAINT ODI NUMBER 10218011, INVOLVING THE SECOND INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE FIRST INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THERMOSTAT GAUGE DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND GAVE ERRONEOUS READINGS. THIS IS A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS LISTED ABOVE THAT OCCURRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THAT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $500. I DID NOT KEEP ALL THE PAPERWORK, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT THE JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THAT DATA. THE "INCIDENT DATE" LISTED IS AN ESTIMATE, I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE OR YEAR EXACTLY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN 2006. MILEAGE AT THE TIME IS UNKNOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218014February 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
THE TRACTION-CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THE "SERVICE," "ABS," AND "LOW TRAC" LIGHT. THESE TYPICALLY COME ON SOON AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED OR THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218016February 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF UNBURNED GASOLINE GOING INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHEN THE COIL FAILED. THE COIL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND TWO CYLINDERS STOPPED FIRING. I ONLY DROVE THE CAR ABOUT ONE-MILE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AFTER THE FAILURE (WHICH HAPPENED SUDDENLY). THE COIL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $400. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS INDICATES THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED. THE CAR CANNOT HAVE ITS REGISTRATION RENEWED WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217939February 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SPORT COUPE WITH APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES ON IT. LAST NIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH GROCERIES IN MY CAR AT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A VERY REPUTABLE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THIS MORNING THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS ARE GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS A MESSAGE BOARD WHERE OVER 330 POSTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-CAVALIER/TVINIC5TFU5SFSI5H ALSO, THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT HIS SHOP REPAIRS APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FUEL PUMPS ON CHEVROLET CAVALIERS EACH WEEK. HE STATED THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE WHEN THEY COME FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO WHEN THEY GET BETWEEN 60,000-80,000 MILES ON THEM, THEY FAIL WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217983February 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AT 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217882February 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMPS HAVE A PLASTIC COVER THAT HAS "FOGGED" REDUCING VISIBILITY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER 1,500 ARE ON ORDER TO DATE, 2-11-2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217647February 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FOR THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE RUNNING GOING TO 0 RPM BUT RESTARTING. THE I FOUND IS EFFECTING ALL 2003 CAVILIERS , IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. I AM AT A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BECAUSE I HAD TO GET FIXED AND COULD NOT SHOP AROUND. I HAD TO SPEND OVER 600.00 AND I COULD NOT AFFIORD TO EVERYTHING THAT RECOMENDED DONE . THE CAR IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THE CARS SHOULD HAVE THERECALL. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MILES PER HOUR IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS NOT KILLED BY A TRUCK THIS IS A TRUCKING ROUTE IN FLORIDA. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS IT IS SO DANGEROUS AND IT IS HAPPENING WITH ALL CAVALIERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217553February 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ON THE DATE LISTED BELOW, I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BEGAN TO, WELL, "STICK." AFTER A LENGTH OF TIME IT WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO, AND OVER TIME, WILL DIP BELOW 110 MPH AND STAY THERE. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF CAVALIERS AND IMPALAS, SO THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AS A DRIVER, TO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, AND COULD POSE A DANGER FOR MY PASSENGERS AND OTHERS I DRIVE NEAR. AVERAGE REPAIR COSTS ARE $400, AND A PERSON DRIVING A CAVALIER WILL TYPICALLY NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPARE. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217583February 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON IT. AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CAVALIERS SO I GOOGLED IT AND IT TURNS OUT THERE WERE ALMOST 400 COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THERE FUEL PUMPS GO OUT ON THEIR 2003 CAVALIERS AT LOW MILEAGE, AND THOSE ARE JUST THE ONES ON GOOGLE. IM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE! AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WITH AS MANY CASES AS THERE ARE THAN IT WOULD BE A DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE AVERAGE PRICE TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP IS AROUND $700 AND I REALLY CANT AFFORD THAT MUCH. ANY KIND OF HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217446February 8, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY CHEVY CAVALIER 2003 JUST STOPPED ON ME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. GOT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAS 45, 000 MILES AND ONLY USE IT FOR WORK COMMUTE WHICH IS 1 MILE ROUND TRIP. I HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. WHEN MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT--HE SAID NOT ANOTHER ONE! COME TO FIND OUT THAT FUEL INJECTION/PUMP FAILURE FOR THESE CARS IS NOTORIOUS. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MY CAR WAS THE SEVENTH IN THE LAST 8 MONTH. SAME MO--NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS AND SUDDENLY YOUR CAR JUST STOPS! REGARDLESS OF WEAR AND TEAR OR CAR MILEAGE. SO I GUESS I WAS LUCKY--I WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AND MECHANIC CUT ME A BREAK AT $700. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! AND YOU WONDER WHY THE GERMAN, JAPANESE CARS ARE OUT SELLING GOOD OLE USA. THIS WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE OF AMERICAN CAR, AND UNFORTUNATELY I WISH I HAD INSTEAD BOUGHT ANOTHER HONDA, OR MAZDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217451February 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CORRODED IN THE PLASTIC SLEEVES, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216489January 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MILE PH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR HESITATED ACTED LIKE IT COULDN'T GET INTO GEAR -THE TRACK OFF LIGHT WAS ON-I WAS DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE NO WET CONDITIONS THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN TEN TIMES. HAD CAR LOOKED AT BY MECHANIC COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT RESETS AFTER TURNING OFF CAR AND STARTING IT UP AGAIN IT WAS CHECKED ON COMPUTER FOUND NO PROBLEM BUT ON LAST TIME THE CAR DIED AS I WAS DRIVING INTO THE REPAIR SHOP IT WAS AGAIN CHECK AND THE REPAIR MAN SHOWED ME THAT HE SHOULDN'T GET ANY INFO BECAUSE IT WASN'T SENDING INFO TO HIS COMPUTER. THIS SCARES ME I DRIVE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR .IT IS STILL DRIVABLE BUT FOR SHORT DISTANCES. I I HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO INFO ON THIS HAPPENING TO ANYONE ELSE. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER TO PUT ON THEIR COMPUTER TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG MY REPAIR PERSON THINKS THE PCM NEEDS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216543January 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC I FOUND THAT OVER 300 OTHERS, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THIS MODEL 2003 IN PARTICULAR THAT CHEVY SHOULD LOOK INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10217148January 29, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH A STEERING COLUMN RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL AND BY THE TIME THEY RECEIVED THE SECOND ONE THEIR DAUGHTER HAD DIED IN THAT VEHICLE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
2
#10216267January 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, AND EARLIER THIS MORNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK AFTER I WAS ABLE TO ROLL IT INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING, I WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT COMING ON WHEN THE IGINITION WAS TURNED ON. I CAUGHT A RIDE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND BEGAN DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS WAS A COMMON TRAIT FOR THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THAT IS FUEL PUMP FAILURE AROUND 60,000+ MILES. MY CAVALIER HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR'S FAILURE WAS PERFECTLY DESCRIBED IN THE MANY FORUMS I READ OVER. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO CHECK FOR ANY OTHER RECALLS ON THIS YEAR CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA #PE07033 AND THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS #EA07-015 PERTAINED DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216331January 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE 4 TIMES IN THIS CAR. IT FAILS SUCH THAT THE ENGINE IN ONLY RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS. TESTING HAS SHOWN THE COIL PACKS ARE OK AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ICM COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216051January 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NO START/NON-START SITUATION VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FUEL PUMP FAILURE DIAGNOSED. VEHICLE FIXED NEXT DAY AT COST TO OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215866January 24, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215638January 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN COLD WEATHER, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES. IN WARM WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE 30 MINUTES TO RESTART. THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED 4,000 MILES LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216109January 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD GONE OUT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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