Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10253892January 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED LOOKING FOR A FIX FOR MY WIFE'S CAR AND I HAVE FOUND THAT ACROSS THE NATION THERE ARE PEOPLE DRIVING WITH NO SPEEDO, TACH, DASH LIGHTS, OR HORN. THIS IS A DIFFERENT MIX OF PRBS FOR EACH BUT THEY ALL COME BACK TO THE DASH OF THE CHEVY CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253913January 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AT ABOUT 40K MILES, THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER CONSTANTLY AT 60 EVEN WHEN AT A STOP. TACH NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $450.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253566January 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER OF WHICH I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOW LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT. I WANTED TO KNOW IF POSSIBLY THERE IS A RECALL COMING OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. MY CAR HAD BETWEEN 60 K AND 70K MILES AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253573January 2, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO STOP. HE NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND CRASHED WAS INCREASED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 05/06/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO CLUTCH TUBING AND IT RUBBED IN TWO PLACES. THE CONSUMER WIFE HAD NO CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253634January 2, 2009
VISIBILITY
MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN MY Z24 CAVALIER IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. I REPLACED THE MOTOR 2 YEARS AGO AT 60K MILES NOW I HAVE 95K MILES AND IT HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. IS CHEVY GOING TO REPLACE OR RECALL THIS SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR A MOTOR? I REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE WHAT IF A CHILD OR PASSENGER GOT THERE HAND STUCK IN WINDOW AND I COULD NOT GET THE WINDOW OPEN AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE MOTOR PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253422January 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODEL - PROBLEM BEGAN @ 35,000 MILES, CURRENT MILES 38,000. ENGINE ROUGH IDLES/STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. I WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TURNING LEFT WHEN ENGINE STALLED AFTER CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED. LOST POWER STEERING AND BREAKS, WOUND UP RIDING OVER CURB AND ONTO SIDEWALK BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. NOONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER THIS WAS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS IN THE EVENING, HAD IT OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE DAY ALMOST CERTAIN PEDESTRIAN WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY MY OUT OF CONTROL CAR. WILL BE REPLACING THE PUMP AS SOON AS I CAN. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253410December 31, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED ON 2003 CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253269December 30, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL/HORN PAD FAILURE. CALLED CHEVROLET HOTLINE ON 12/30/2008, AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. REFERRED ME TO DEALERSHIP AND SAID THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252996December 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED MY 2003 CAVALIER BRAND NEW WITH 106 MILES ON IT (IT HAD TO BE DRIVEN FROM PITTSBURGH TO HARRISBURG). IN LATE SEPT. OR EARLY OCT. MY CAR BEGAN RATTLING AT STOP LIGHTS. THE DAY AFTER THE RATTLING STARTED, MY CAR STALLED AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. A TRIPLE A MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EXCEPT HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT OIL WAS NOT MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH MY ENGINE CAUSING FRICTION AND IN TURN CAUSING MY ENGINE TO EXPAND BREAKING MY TIMING CHAIN AND BASICALLY RENDERING THE ENTIRE ENGINE USELESS. THE MECHANIC ASKED ME IF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT WAS LIT ON MY DASHBOARD BECAUSE WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PUMP, ONE OF THOSE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE LIT UP, WHICH I RESPONDED NO. HE THEN THOUGHT THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHICH WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP. HE THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT MY OIL LEVELS WERE NORMAL AND THAT MY TIMING CHAIN SHOULD LAST FOR 25+ YEARS. THE MECHANIC WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT I SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET BECAUSE HE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE LOW MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE RELATIVE NEW-NESS OF THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE WOULD BE A DEFECT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA EMAIL AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE IN NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS. AFTER HEARING NO RESPONSE, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252905December 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
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
#10252786December 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT COSTING ME ALMOST $800. ALSO THE MOTOR FOR TWO OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252498December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ONCE THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LIGHTS AND RADIO) STILL WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FOUND INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA07015 ONLINE, BUT THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED WITH NO RECALL ISSUED. HE BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252582December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP ON 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES HAS GONE OUT. APPROX $700 TO REPLACE. WAY TO COMMON OF A PROBLEM FOR GM NOT TO ADDRESS WITH A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252262December 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 55,540 MILES AND MY FUEL INDICATOR HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO STAY ON FULL AND THEN 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTS TO COME DOWN AND THEN GOES BACK UP TO FUEL AND DOWN AGAIN. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL PUMP THAT COSTS FORM $600 AND UP AND SOME OF THE CAVALIERS HAD LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES AND 2 WERE BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS SHOULDN'T THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND HAVE CHEVROLET REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AT NO COST TO THE OWNER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252265December 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, WOULD NOT START, THEN HARD START BUT GAS PEDAL NOT RESPONSIVE. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH LIKELY FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252171December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WITH HIS CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252252December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO GET IN. AFTER HE DID I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. IT THEN WOULD NOT START AGAIN. COME TO FIND OUT MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252076December 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP BURNED OUT AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CORPORATE OFFICE ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE DEFECTIVE PART TO A DEALER. IF THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CONTACT COULD PROVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND POSSIBLY RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251990December 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP FAILS AND CAR WILL NOT START. HAVE PUT 4 FUEL PUMPS IN CAR SO FAR. EACH TIME CAR WORKS FOR UP TO A YEAR AND THEN PUMP DIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251849December 15, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY SUB-FRAME HAS BROKEN TWICE ON MY CAVALIER. I DON'T WANT TO REPAIR IT ANYMORE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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