Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2003)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10261802March 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING UP FOR A YEAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD STOP. WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WAS STUCK ON 65MPH. MADE DRIVING HAZARDOUS NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING.IF I LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND COOL OF I WOULD START IT BACK UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER METER WOULD GO DOWN ABOUT 10 MPH SO I WOULD BEAT 55MPH INSTEAD OF 65MPH. EVERYTIME I WOULD START THE CAR IT WOULD GO DOWN FURTHER. THEN IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY FOR A FEW MONTHS W/O ACTING UP AND THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING THE NEEDLE REGISTERED 110 MPH AND WAS NOT COMING BACK DOWN. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL B/C THE HAD TO ORDER THE PART THEY WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF STOCK. THEY TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE IP IN ALOT OF VEHICLES LATELY. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261053March 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT 2003 CAVALIER 7-26-2003, BRAND NEW. STALLED WHILE DRIVING 3-31-04 - SMELLED BURNING/CHEMICAL SMELL- CAR RESTARTED - TOOK TO DEALER - DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. TO DEALER 3 TIMES TO FIX DETECTIVE EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2004/2005. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ENGINE STALLS 2004-2009 - CAR RESTARTED. ON 3-6-09 STALLED WHILE DRIVING - WOULDN'T START - TOWED TO DEALER- DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP WENT BAD - WILL REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE - OVER $1,000. DEALER ASKED IF I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY - I DON'T. WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT I HAVE NO BRAKES, NO POWER STEERING - IT IS TERRIFYING AND VERY UNSAFE. AND IF THE CAR IS REPAIRED IS IT GOING TO BE ANY SAFER? WILL THE SAME PROBLEM KEEP RECURRING AS IT DID WITH THE LIGHTING SIGNALS? I AM A SAFE DRIVER, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS CAR, THE CAR HAS ONLY 51,000 MILES ON IT, I ONLY DRIVE 10 MILES TO AND FROM WORK, IT IS GARAGE KEPT. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS AND HAVE KEPT THEM ALL FOR MANY YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A MAJOR REPAIR SUCH AS THIS OCCUR ON SUCH A YOUNG CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN APPARENT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT THE DEALER HAS IGNORED AND NEGLECTED IT AT THE EXPENSE OF ME AND MY FAMILY'S HEALTH. I HAVE CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE DRIVEN IN THIS VEHICLE AND COULD BE VICTIMS OF THIS DEFECT. FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE U.S. PLEASE REQUEST A RECALL OF THIS COMPONENT (FUEL PUMP). THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND SHOULD BE REMEDIATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE HELP BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260765March 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT LIKE 99.9% OF ALL THE OTHER CAVALIERS GM HAS MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260626March 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE NOTICED ON TOPIX COMMENT BOARDS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE 03 CAVALIER. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM GM, THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259995February 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES ISSUES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATE, BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT START. HE DOES NOT SMELL GASOLINE, BUT BELIEVES THE FUEL PUMP COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A GAS STATION AND UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED A SECOND TIME SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR. THE CONTACT FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260022February 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM HAVING TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FOR THE 2ND TIME, THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOTHING LEAD UP TO THIS, TURNED OFF THE CAR TO GO INTO THE STORE, CAME OUT CAR WOULD START, NO GETTING ANY GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258897February 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER IN SEPT. 2008 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE. HAD A CARFAX REPORT DONE AND FOUND NOTHING, CLEAN REPORT. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, INST. CLUSTER WENT BAD, NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEC. 08 THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS MINE. I HAVE EVEN FOUND WEBSITES ADVERTISING TO REBUILD THE CLUSTER AS SO MANY ARE DEFECTIVE. NOW IF THIS ISN'T ENOUGH TO SEE THE MAJOR PROBLEM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I FEEL THAT ENOUGH INFORMATION IS OUT ON THE INTERNET TO WARRANT A RECALL ON BOTH ISSUES BEFORE THE PUBLIC HAS TO SPEND ALL THEIR MONEY TO FIX GM'S FAULTY PARTS THAT BREAK DOWN SO QUICKLY. JUST THESE 2 REPAIRS COST $500.00 EACH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258883February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO READ CORRECT SPEED. HAS NOT READ CORRECT SPEED SINCE CAR REACHED 55,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. OCCASIONALLY SPEEDOMETER WILL RESET ITSELF, BUT AFTER 10-15 MINUTES DRIVING, WILL CLIMB ON ITS OWN AND STICK ABOVE 110 MPH. DEALER STATES IS GM MANUFACTURE ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT RECALL / REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258724February 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINER AND THEN AL OF A SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IT DIES. NO WARNING. NOTHING. THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT AND WILL COST $600+ TO REPLACE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE AND IT HAPPENS AT APPROX THE SAME MILEAGE OF THE CAR. BETWEEN 60000 AND 70000 MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258683February 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CAVALIER- 86,000 MILES. FUEL PUMP FAILURE. USUALLY DO MY OWN MECHANICAL WORK BUT OPTED TO LET A SHOP WORK ON THIS ONE. TOTAL COST 800.00. SHOP STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258444February 12, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE TO IDENTICAL 2003 CHEVY CAVALIERS AND THE WINDOW MOTORS BOTH FAILED AROUND THE EXACT SAME TIME AND I HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS SITES THAT HAVE ALSO REPORTED THIS FAILURE AND CHEVY SAYS THAT THIS ISNT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258409February 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND THE FUEL PUMP KEEPS GOING BAD COSTING ME A PRETTY PENNY EVERY TIME IT GOES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH BAD FUEL PUMPS FOR CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. JUST REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF UNHAPPY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER OWNERS. THE INCIDENT THAT I LIST BELOW IS THE LATEST DATE THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD, TODAY AS A MATTER OF FACT. THE LAST TIME IT WENT BAD WAS LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258017February 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 60 MPH WHEN HE IS TRAVELING AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO BECOMES STUCK AT A LOWER SPEED WHEN HE IS DRIVING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE. THE RPM'S IN THE VEHICLE WILL EITHER NOT MOVE AT ALL OR GO UP AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR ONLY. THE RPM'S WILL THEN BECOME STUCK AND NOT MOVE BACK DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. HE MUST RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL TO RETURN TO ITS REGULAR POSITION. THE DIAL DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAS GOTTEN PULLED OVER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH (85 MPH) OVER THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH. HE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STICK AT 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE INCREASED OR DECREASED HIS SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STILL REGISTER AT 50 MPH. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257325February 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP DIED WITH NO WARNING ON DANGEROUS HIGHWAY. HAD TO GET A TOW AND REPAIR AT A SHOP NOT FAMILIAR WITH TOTAL BILL INCLUDING TOWING AND REPAIR 1,200 SOME VEHICLE FORUMS HAVE UPWARDS OF 500 INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME PROBLEM DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257269February 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN STEEP HILL. NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, LUCKILY MADE IT TO SAFE SPACE AT BOTTOM OF HILL. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. NOW IN GARAGE. DIAGNOSED WITH BAD FUEL PUMP. IT WILL COST $600.00 TO FIX WHEN PART COMES IN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, CAR HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT! THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256910January 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE 165,000KM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. IT IS CONSTANTLY STALLING, MOSTLY AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN I SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER TODAY IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANICS THINK IT MIGHT BE THE FUEL PUMP BUT IT IS HARD TO TELL FOR SURE WHAT IT IS AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY IF IT IS NOT THAT. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL QUITE UNSAFE DRIVING SINCE IT COULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN AT ANY POINT. A CAR SHOULD NOT STALL WHILE DRIVING OR AT STOP LIGHTS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256532January 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK TO THE PLACE I WAS STAYING AT THE TIME AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY, MY CAR (2003 CHEVY CAVALIER) DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME JUST BEFORE IT COMPLETELY CONKED OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE CHEVY WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP WHERE I DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD DIED. THE REPAIR HAD COST $775.06. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256542January 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGES IN THESE CARS GO CRAZY I DIDN'T SPEND MONEY TO FIX IT INSTEAD I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A TON F PEOPLE THIS HAPPENED TO THE GAUGE CLUSTER IN THE CARS GO HAYWIRE AND YOU CAN NOT TELL. SOME GO IN THE SPEEDOMETER MINE WENT IN THE TEMP GAUGE AND THE FUEL GAUGE NOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TO MECHANICS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM MINE FIRST WENT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO RESET MY GAUGES IS TO PULL THE FUSE OUT AND RESET IT OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT RESET BACK TO E OR 0 AND THE THERMO GAUGE HAS GONE INTO MY SPEEDO NEEDLE SO THEN I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME AND NO BIG DEAL BUT THEN I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE WIT THIS PROBLEM WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO FIX SOMETHING THAT GM OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GET RIGHT I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT AT ALL ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ITS WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE NOW THE GAUGES GO CRAZY ALL THE TIME NOT JUST WHEN IT RAINS OR ITS COLD BUT CONSTANTLY I AM PULLING THE FUSES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256157January 23, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE WENT THROUGH OVER 10 BULBS IN MY BACK TAIL-LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. EVERY TIME I GO OUT AND ABOUT IT BLOWS AND WHEN I PULL THE BULB OUT THE PLASTIC IS ALWAYS MELTED OVER THE CONTACT WIRES. RECENTLY I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY GIRLFRIEND'S FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS EVENT AND I GOT PULLED OVER FOR MY TAIL LIGHT BEING OUT, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED A FEW DAYS BEFORE. I SHOWED THE POLICE AND HE ONLY GAVE ME A WARNING, ALTHOUGH I AM GETTING SICK OF THIS HAPPENING. I WENT INTO AN ADVANCE AUTO PARTS STORE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE SOCKET, BUT WHEN THEY CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ALL THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I DO IS REPLACE THE BULB, AGAIN. I REPLACED THE BULB AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT BLEW WITHIN 3 DAYS. I AM STILL CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THIS INCONVENIENT PROBLEM BEFORE I JUST SELL MY CAR TO GET A BETTER ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255875January 21, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR TWO BOYS TO THE LIBRARY WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AS SHE WAS GOING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. SHE CALLED ME AT WORK IN A PANIC. LUCKILY, ANOTHER DRIVER CALMED HER DOWN AND HELPED PUSH THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ISSUE WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. CAR ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES. COST OF REPAIR WAS $660 PLUS THE TOWING FROM THE INTERSECTION TO THE SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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