Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2003)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10269766May 23, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PUMP FAILURE - REPLACEMENT LEARNED OF REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS - RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL MOTORS DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF FUEL TANK CATCHING FIRE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT WAS NOT A HARNESS BUT A CONNECTOR THAT HAD TO BE SPLICED INTO EXISTING CABLE WHICH WAS AROUND 30 OR SO INCHES LONG DEALERSHIP SAYS SPLICE CONNECTOR IS ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO REPLACING THE ENTIRE CABLE WHICH WOULD RUN OVER $500 AND WOULD HAVE TO CUT AND SPLICE THAT TOGETHER AS WELL AS NEW ONE WOULD HAVE THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR AS WELL ** MY COMPLAINT ON THIS - THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OR SO THE DEALERSHIP SAYS AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH INDICATED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO FACT THAT USING EXISTING CONNECTOR INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE FUEL TANK - WHICH I WOULD THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO IT. ** ALSO REPLACING A CONNECTOR BY SPLICING IS PRETTY MUCH POINTLESS ON SUCH A SHORT CABLE TO BEGIN WITH AND IF A DIY WAS TO DO THIS THE CONNECTION MAY NOT BE SOLID AND TIGHT THEREFORE A HEAT BUILD UP COULD OCCUR AND A FIRE COULD RESULT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268358May 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER LS4D AND HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PARKER PONITAC, BUICK GMC. THEY REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND THE COST WAS 613.99. NOW EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP MY CAR IS STILL STALLING AND CUTTING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268359May 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JANUARY 14,2009 MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ACID FROM MY BATTERY LIKING INTO THE BATTERY PAN. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND TAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR. MY STEP SON WAS DRIVING BY MY HOUSE WHEN MY CARS LIGHTS WERE ON ANDTHE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I WENT OUTSIDE AND THE LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. I TRIED TO START IT UP AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. THERE WERE SPARKS SO I HAD TO PUT OUT THE SMALL FLAME AND REMOVE THE BATTERY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PARKER PONTIAC BUICK GMC THAT SAME DAY. THE SMALL FIRE BURNED THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LINE THE COST TO ME FOR REPAIR OF THE SMALL FIRE WAS ABOUT 487.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268439May 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT ONLY HAS 43000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR THAT WAS BEHIND ME. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. COST $800. AT 44000 MILES YOU SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267797May 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2003 FUEL PUMP FAILURE STALLS VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE IN THE 2003 MODEL STRANDING MOTORISTS IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267531May 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR DIED ON ROAD - NO WARNING. BAD FUEL PUMP...PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD AND DANGEROUS...LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT 50+ MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266105April 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAME TO A STOP. ACCELERATED FROM STOP. VEHICLE HAD PROBLEM ACCELERATING. FINALLY STALLED OUT ABOUT 1/8 MILE LATER. WILL NOT RESTART. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265603April 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SHE WOULD NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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

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