Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2003)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10224432April 14, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH A SINGLE PART ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THAT I WAS 99% SURE THAT IT HAD FAILED AGAIN (FOR THE 4TH TIME), AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT (FOR THE 4TH TIME). BECAUSE I HAD THE 'RIGHT UPPER STRUT MOUNT & BEARING' REPLACED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES, I FELT THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE PART AND ALSO HOPED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. IT IS MY OPINION (AND HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN OTHERWISE BY CHEVROLET OR ANYBODY AT CHEVROLET), THAT THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT IS AN AUTOMOTIVE PART THAT SHOULD AT LEAST LAST 100,000 MILES IF NOT LONGER. IT IS ALSO MY OPINION THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224338April 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER, BUT BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD CAR DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224267April 12, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
JUST FILLED UP CAR FULL TANK OF GAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING CAR DIED GOING 65 LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER 2 LANES WITHOUT BEING HIT. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND SOMETHING NEEDS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I HAVE 79,000 MILES ON CAR AND WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IVE SEEN I PLAN ON SELLING THIS PIECE OF CRAP AND BUY SOMETHING MORE TRUSTWORTHY I WAS STRANDED FOR ALMOST 2 HOURS IN THE COLD WAITING ON TOW TRUCK. NOW I HAVE TOO SEE HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME TOMORROW WHEN IT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WTF!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223844April 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $880. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,774. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223864April 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, 90K MILES ON A REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222706March 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP KEEPS QUITTING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222684March 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR IN MY 2003 CAVALIER AND IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND DID MOMENTARILY THEN IT SPUTTERED AND DIED AGAIN. IT WILL NOT RESTART. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222522March 27, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CAVALIER ABOUT 80,000 KM ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT WITHOUT WARNING ON A FAIRLY BUSY ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION, AND I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AS WELL, WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR SITTING ON THE BUSY ROAD UNTIL IT GOT PICKED UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. I JUST THANK GOODNESS THAT THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 110K AN HOUR BECAUSE ME AN MY FAMILY MAY NOT BE SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW(AND I HAD JUST HAD 2 LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS WITHIN THE PRIOR 2 WEEKS) THEY NEED TO RECALL AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK, LIKE $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222385March 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. ONCE STARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222419March 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE HORN IT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT THE RELAY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MARCH 26, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 04/29/08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222204March 24, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, IT JUST QUIT ON ME. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. NOT ONLY DO I HAVE THE INCONVENIENCE AND COST OF HAVING TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO REPLACE. YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY DROP THE FUEL TANK. MOST NEWER CARS HAVE ANOTHER (EASIER) WAY TO DO IT, BUT NOT THE CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222007March 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT DURING SNOW STORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221807March 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ENGINE STALLED WHILE TURNING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM THE ROADWAY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT WOULD NOT IDLE, CONTINUED TO STALL. VEHICLE IS NOW AT RESIDENCE AND WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221522March 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ON FRIDAY NIGHT I PARKED MY CAR AS I USUALLY DO AND ON MONDAY MORNING AT 7:00 AM IT STARTED FINE. AFTER DROPPING OFF MY EIGHT YEAR OLD SON AT THE BEFORE CARE OF HIS SCHOOL, I DROVE 2.73 MILES AND MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AFTER APPLYING SLIGHTLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL GOING NOT MORE THAN 30 MPH IN A 35 ZONE IN ORDER TO GO UP A SLIGHT, HARDLY NOTICEABLE INCLINE AND MY MILEAGE HAD JUST REACHED 83,934. I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A SIDE TO PULL OVER TO AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE BECAUSE I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MOVE OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND AS FAR TO THE SIDE AS I POSSIBLY COULD. HERE I WAS NOW WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER STUCK NEAR ANOTHER SCHOOL WHERE PARENTS WERE HURRIEDLY TRYING TO DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN AND TRAFFIC WAS BUILDING UP AROUND ME QUICKLY. I HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND TRY TO PUSH MY CAR AS FAR OUT OF THE WAY AS POSSIBLE (I AM ONLY A 119 LBS GIRL SO OF COURSE I DID NOT MAKE IT FAR). MY HUSBAND WAS STILL SLEEPING AND HE DID NOT HEAR MY FRANTIC CALLS, SO I HAD TO CALL A GIRL THAT LIVED ACROSS TOWN WHO I WORKED WITH TO REQUEST HER TO PICK-UP MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, CALL A TOW-TRUCK TO REQUEST THEM TO COME AND GET MY CAR OUT THE COMMUTERS WAY ASAP, AND I THEN WROTE A NOTE, PUT IT ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR WITH MY CELL # STATING THAT I WALKED TO SAFEWAY WHICH WAS 1.71 MILES BACK DOWN THE STREET IN ORDER TO MEET MY RIDE AS WE WERE NOT IN A SAFE AREA AND I WAS AFRAID OF THE ANGRY PEOPLE TRYING TO DRIVE AROUND US AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND MY TWO YEAR OLD BABY WAS UPSET. A FEW MINUTES AFTER WE WALKED INTO THE SAFEWAY, A POLICE OFFICE WHO HAD READ MY NOTE CALLED ME, TOLD ME THAT I HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING, AND MADE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T NEED A RIDE AND WE WERE OKAY. FIVE MINUTES LATER MY RIDE PICKED US UP, TOOK US TO MY CAR WHERE WE WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK, AND THEN HELPED GUIDE THE TOW TRUCK TO MY HOME. TOW BILL WAS $78 & WILL BE $554 + TO GET THIS REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221545March 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TO THE STORE, I RETURNED TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, IT STUTTERED AND I TRIED AGAIN. CAR WOULD NOT START, AFTER INSPECTING INTAKE I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE AND OIL IN IT. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND A DIAGNOSTIC FROM A SHOP TO FIND THAT I HAD 30PSI IN CYLINDERS 2,3 AND 170 IN CYL 1 AND 4. I NOW HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED, WENT TO START THE CAR TO GIVE SYMPTOMS OF A BAD FUEL PUMP. CAR NOW HAS 71,000 MILES. 3 DAYS AFTER BUYING A NEW IMPALA. PERHAPS CHEVY IS NOT THE BEST BRAND TO COMMIT TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220486March 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE STALLED ON I-26 (IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC) AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED STALL (SEE NHTSA ACTION # EA07015). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220509March 9, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. PLASTIC CAP THAT BY FRICTION HOLDS ELBOW/JOINT OF BOTH CONTROL ARMS TO WIPER PIVOT POINT SEPARATED AND IS WORN AND WILL NOT HOLD. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE CHEAP PLASTIC CAP HAS FAILED. THE MOTOR WORKS FINE. INDEPENDANT REPAIR MAN SAYS HE SEES THIS " ALL THE TIME" PART VERY POORLY ENGINEERED NO RETAINING CLIP, COTTER NUT,OR SCREW TO GIVE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10219921March 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2003 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, SEDAN. FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY EARLY FOR SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACED. THE TANK NEEDED TO BE DRAINED, DROPPED AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219838March 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THERE WAS A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION ON A BUSY ROAD AT RUSH HOUR. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SOLELY DUE TO PURE LUCK, I HAD NOT YET ENTERED ONTO THE LOCAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER GM WARRANTY AND THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR TO ME WAS OVER $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219683February 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
MY 2003 CAVALIER (49,198 MILES) BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 9:30 AT NIGHT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP/ FUEL FILTER. QUOTED ME $900 FOR EVERYTHING (DIAGNOSTIC, FUEL PUMP, AND LABOR). HAD A FRIEND WHO DID IT FOR ALOT CHEAPER THEN THAT. THEN THE WARRANTY I HAD ON IT EXPIRED AND GM FAILED TO TELL ME. I BOUGHT A EXTENDED WARRANTY AND APPARENTLY IT STARTED ON THE DAY I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK. WHY WOULD I WANT DOUBLE COVERAGE (MANUFACTURER'S AND EXTENDED)? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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