Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10196231July 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL PUMP WENT OUT A TONLY 76000 MILES. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS IDLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196202July 12, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I BOUGHT A 1995 CHEVROLET CAVALIER NEW, IN JULY 1995. I HAD THE FOLLOWING MAJOR REPAIRS DONE ON THE CAR. ON 8/97 -ENTIRE EXHAUST FROM CONVERTER BACK BAD BAFFLED UNDER WARRANTY. ON 10/97-SERPENTINE BELT/ROTORS/ALTERNATOR & RECALL ON HAZARD LIGHTS UNDER WARRANTY. 4/00-HEAD GASKET,SEAL,OIL,FILTER,COOLANT;RECALL ON COVER,SHIELD,RETAINER,SEALANT (DEALER COVERED COSTS UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT. 4/00-EGR VALVE 10/00-ADJUST SERPENTINE BELT;REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT 10/01-REPLACE BACK BRAKE PADS,CLEAN FRONT PADS 05/02-REPLACE FAN BELT & TENSIONER;RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH 06/02-BROKEN FORWARD CLUTCH HOUSING,CLUTCH,GASKETS,FLUID,LEFT FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY 07/02-REPLACE BATTERY,BAD CELL DUE TO CAR SITTING FOR SO LONG DURING PREVIOUS REPAIR 12/03-WATER PUMP, HEAD GASKET, THERMOSTAT,OIL,FILTER,COOLANT $461.79-50% OF BILL REIMBURSED BY CHEVROLET UPON WRITTEN REQUEST 07/03-REAR BRAKES; 08/04-RESISTOR (BLOWER MOTOR, 09/04-ALTERNATOR 07/05-FRONT ROTORS & PADS; 06/06-REAR BRAKE LINE 06/07-WON'T PASS STATE INSPECTION-FRAME RUSTING OUT. REAR BUMPER SUPPORT FRAME MUST BE REPLACED TO PASS INSPECTION, MORE FRAME REPAIR WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR NEXT INSPECTION;HEAD GASKET IS STARTING TO SEEP AGAIN THIRD HEAD GASKET. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET TWICE BY THEIR E-MAIL SITE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. SITE CLAIMS RESPONSE WILL BE WITHIN 48 HOURS. I ASKED FOR REPAIR COSTS FOR REAR FRAME SUPPORT, HEAD GASKET OR A VOUCHER FOR CREDIT TOWARD A NEW/NEWER VEHICLE. POINTED OUT THE PROBLEM OF THE THIRD HEAD GASKET, THAT FRAME RUSTED ON A CAR ONLY 12 YEARS OLD THAT JUST LAST MONTH TURNED 72,000 MILES. ALSO, POINTED OUT THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A PROTECTIVE UNDERCOUNTS WHICH I AGREED TO. WHEN I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATED NOT APPLY *AK
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
#10195459July 6, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS FOR HER TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FOURTH TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER SOCKETS, LOCATED IN THE TRUNK OF HER VEHICLE, HAD BURNED OUT. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 07/26/07. *JB
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
#10195303July 4, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I-70. THEREFORE, CAR STALLED AND HAD TO SECURE A TOW TRUCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER, MOLLE CHEVRELOT IN BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI. REPAIRS WERE APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FROM GENERAL MOTORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195316July 4, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THERE WAS NO LEAD IN TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. STOPPED AFTER WORK TO PURCHASE A GROCERY ITEM AND THEN RETURNED TO VEHICLE. AT THAT POINT THE CHEVY CAVALIER WOULD NOT START. AAA CAME AND TOWED VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY. I WAS SHOCKED THAT A VEHICLE WITH LESS THEN 35,000 MILE WOULD HAVE A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS SORT WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOM. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195080July 1, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2003 CAVALIER BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BECAUSE I WAS STILL HOLDING DOWN THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF ABOUT 60MPH FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MILE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AGAIN THEN THE CAR COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40MPH AND IT EVENTUALLY DIED COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH CARS DOING 70MPH ZOOMING PAST ME. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED, AFTER PERFORMING TROUBLESHOOTING, I FOUND OUT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAS GONE OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT AND AT THE TIME I STILL HAD HALF OF A TANK FULL OF FUEL, I NEVER LET THE TANK GET BELOW HALF WAY SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME EXACT YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS MY CAR THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR GETS AROUND 55,000 - 68,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194886June 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I BOUGHT A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVILIER ON JANUARY 2007 USED AT 71,000 MILES IN MARCH MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS, NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN NEAR MY HOME, AND I REALIZED THE GAUGE WAS READING WRONG. I HAD TO USE THE TRIP SETTING TO ENSURE I DIDN'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND SPENT $500 ON A NEW FUEL PUMP , THE MAN SAID THE SENSOR IN THE PUMP WAS OUT AND THE WIRES WERE DAMAGED. NOW, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ODOMETER THAT SEEMS TO BE SCRAMBLING UNLESS I PUSH ON THE COVER, IT JUST SHOWS RANDOM NUMBERS AND WONT STAY ON TRIP OR MY MILEAGE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194722June 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP FAILED. FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON EITHER BY YOU OR THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO BE LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE CHEVY COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194743June 27, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. ONE MINUTE LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN TO GO IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TWICE. IT STARTED FOR A SECOND AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE WHERE HER HUSBAND/MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194242June 26, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FAILED FUEL PUMP ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194715June 26, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AFTER ONLY 63,000 I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP IN THE 03 CAVALIER. I HAVE NOTICED UP TO 150 ENTRIES ON A SITE WHERE THIS IS THE SITUATION. GM HAS SOLD A PRODUCT TO ONLY RUN FOR 3 YEARS. I WENT OUT WITH OUT WARNING, I MISSED HALF A DAY OF WORK AND NOW HOW KNOWS HOW MANY HOURS TO REPAIR SINCE I CAN ONLY AFFORD THE PART NOT THE HOURS AT A GARAGE. I WILL KEEP THE PART FOR INSPECTION IF YOU NEED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194164June 25, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE FUEL GAUGE READ 1/4. HE PUT 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. HE THEN ADDED 12 GALLONS OF GAS. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS 3/4, THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO TAKE 10 GALLONS OF GAS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 182,875 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,875.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194176June 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENIGINE LIGHTS AND ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194010June 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 70,000 MILES ON A 2003 MODEL VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194029June 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1.ON JUNE 21 MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET WITH NO WARNING. 2.THE FUEL PUMP HAD QUIT WORKING SO I HAD IT TOWED AND HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMP. 3. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. FROM LOOKING IN GOOGLE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FROM OWNER OF 2003 CAVALIERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193704June 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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