Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10215510January 21, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHEN I BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, MY HEAD LIGHTS DIM SIGNIFICANTLY. IT HAPPENS WITH THE HIGH BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS. MY FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKS WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGED, AND NEEDS TO BE UNBUCKLED TO UNLOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215357January 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER UNEXPECTED FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 84,000 MILES. TURNED IGNITION OFF CAR AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES, TRIED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT RUN, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215198January 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INTO A GAS STATION WHEN MY ENGINE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED CAUSING A VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO ALMOST REAR-END ME. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTERWARDS AFTER A MANY TRIES. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY LOCAL GARAGE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES THEN (THIS WAS BACK IN SEPTEMBER). TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $415.95. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215274January 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CAVALIER HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES HAVING OCCURRED IN THE PAST. THE FUEL PUMP SUDDENLY WENT OUT ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC AFTER IT STALLED WHILE TRYING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215163January 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS DURING THE SUMMER. FUEL PUMP FAILED FOLLOWING WINTER. STALLS AROUND A DOZEN IN ONE SUMMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214739January 14, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SUDDENLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO PREVENT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WITHOUT POWER STEERING (DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING), CONTROL WAS LIMITED AND I ULTIMATELY RAN INTO A SNOW BANK. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD FAR ENOUGH TO PREVENT A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROADSIDE AND GET A RIDE HOME. AT HOME, I PERFORMED AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, MOST OF WHICH ARE THE RESULT OF PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. USING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY IN ORDER TO GET IT HOME. ALTOGETHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES DURING THE PROCESS, AND NOW WILL NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO ALL FEEL THE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND I WILL BE TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214603January 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
JUST DRIVING ALONG. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS TO JUMP, SLOW, SPEED UP, AND STOP. PER PHONE CONVERSATION 1/14/08 PROBLEM WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, NOT VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. SMCH *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214335January 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START; HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V036000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) WAS REFERENCED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FIRST AND THEN THE DEALER WOULD COMPLETE THE REST OF THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,319 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213577January 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAVALIER 1997 (95,000 MILES) OUT OF NO REASON DURING COLD DAY TODAY 1/2/08, CAN NOT MOVE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. INITIALLY I CAN BACK UP MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, AND DRIVE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. WHEN I STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, I FOUND THE CAR CAN NOT MOVE FOR A FEW FEETS TO STUCK AT THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD WAITED FOR 5 MINUTES CHECKING OUT WHAT WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEN CAR SLOWLY CAN MOVE. MY SUSPECT, THERE IS SUDDENLY NO FLUID IN THE CLUTCH FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT ON THIS PCM FROM GM. SLOWLY IT GAINS MORE POWER. BUT I LOOSE MY TRUST ON THIS VEHICLE. I REMEMBER I SAW 4 YEARS AGO SIMILAR CAVALIER VEHICLE AT THE OIL CHANGE COMPANY. SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR AT ALL. I FOUND IN THE WEB SEARCH, THERE IS NHSTA ID#10017096 THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL OR WHAT TO DO WITH THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE CONDITION. COULD YOU PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP?*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213463January 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WANTED TO ADD MY INCIDENT TO YOUR ALREADY OPENED PE07033 ACTION. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 1:00AM WHEN HER 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLED. SHE MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS THEN STRANDED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HAVING READ GMS DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND ITS CAUSE, I AM DISMAYED OVER THE RISK TO HER SAFETY AND THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213238December 31, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL PUMP ON MY CAR WENT OUT. THE CAR WOULD STALL AND NOT START BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213156December 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY CAVALIER OCT.2007, HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION A TOTAL OF 7 WEEKS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL AND CANNOT BE FIXED. EACH TIME I GET IT BACK IT WORKS FOR SOME TIME THEN FAILS AND IS TAKEN BACK. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE HENNA CHEVY OLDS DEALERSHIP IN AIKEN, SC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212702December 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE AND REPAIR WERE HER RESPONSIBILITY. SHE PAID $346.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212638December 24, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP DIES, HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-CAVALIER/TVINIC5TFU5SFSI5H/P5 FROM PHONE INTERVIEW WAS GOING 60 MPH WHEN PUMP QUIT, MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212609December 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR WAS PERFORMING FINE UNTIL WON'T START CONDITION. HAD TO TOW IN TO SHOP, REPLACE BAD FUEL PUMP. $900 31,500 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212496December 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STARTER CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V036000) AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E026000); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212281December 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DEFROSTER CONTROL BROKE DUE TO FREEZING WEATHER (ABOUT 30F). DEFROSTER NO LONGER FUNCTIONS SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD IN COLD OR DAMP WEATHER. DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, BUT COULD NOT FOR ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF $477. WANTED TO CHARGE ANOTHER $630 TO FIX THE PROBLEM (FOR A TOTAL COST OF ALMOST $1100). I FEEL THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS TO REPAIR A NECESSARY SAFETY ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212369December 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED ON FREEWAY, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER (IN BAD WEATHER) IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF 4 LANE FREEWAY (US101). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212190December 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WITH IGNITION KEY IN START POSITION I BEGIN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. THIS PROMPTED SITE SEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT RE-CALL #02V070000 APPLIES TO MY 1996 CAVALIER. DEALER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE EXISTANCE OF RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212273December 18, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I JUST WATCHED A REPORT ABOUT SPEEDOMETER GOING HAYWIRE ON GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. WELL, I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER IS ALSO HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY TO THE TUNE OF $400.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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