Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#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
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#10260765March 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT LIKE 99.9% OF ALL THE OTHER CAVALIERS GM HAS MADE. *TR
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#10260772March 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
CLUTCH PEDAL FAILED TO RETURN AND CAUSED DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO INJURY CLUTCH HOSE LINE TO SLAVE CYLINDER WAS POSITIONED TO CLOSE TO BRAKE LINE CAUSING WEAR AND EVENTUAL LEAK OF FLUID LINE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. THE PREVIOUS WEEK THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY HANDY CHEVROLET,THE LOCAL DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH AND LEAK WAS NOT DETECTED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET. *TR
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#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
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#10260292February 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2000 CAVALIER FUEL PUMP WENT OUT CHEVROLET ---THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A VERY EXPENSIVE SOLUTION 280 FOR A NEW ONE PLUS THE AGGRAVATION OF TRYING TO TAKE APART AND REPLACE THE HOSES WHY DON'T THEY JUST RECALL THESE CARS 200-2004 AT LEAST TO REPLACE THE WEAK JUNKY FUEL PUMPS WITH BETTER ONES. *TR
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#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.
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#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
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#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
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#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
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#10258741February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS IN COLD WEATHER. I NOW HAVE 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GMC TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THE COST TO FIX IT IS $480.00. *TR
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#10258771February 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
CALLED TO HAVE RECALL NUMBER 07E015000 AT DELPHI. PAUL (CUSTOMER SERVICE REP) CLEARLY WOULD NOT LET ME HAVE THE RECALL., AFTER ANSWERING ALL THE QUESTION. *TR
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#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
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#10258665February 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT WILL STICK AT RANDOM PLACES ON THE DIAL, EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING, WILL NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED, AND SOMETIMES ROLL ALL THE WAY OVER, POINTING AT THE ODOMETER. THE TACHOMETER AND COOLANT TEMP. GAUGE STICK ALSO WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO GET BETTER WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP, BUT ARE STILL PRESENT. I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED (ESTIMATED AT 700 DOLLARS) SO THEREFORE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED! I HAVE READ MANY MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CAVALIER OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES! *TR
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#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
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#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
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#10258320February 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS ON THE CLUSTER INSTRUMENT PANEL. NOW AFFECTING FUEL GAUGE,SPEEDOMETER,AND TACHOMETER ON ABOUT A YEAR NOW. JUST FOUND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. GM ALREADY RECALLED TRUCKS AND SUV'S. NO RECALL ON CARS YET. *TR
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#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
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#10258150February 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY CAVALIER, SPEEDOMETER IS CRAZY 1999 CHEVY CAVALIER, GAS GAGUE IS BUSTED BOTH REPAIRS ARE EXCEEDINGLY EXPENSIVE/DANGEROUS, WOULD LIKE A RECALL. *TR
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#10258232February 10, 2009
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNLATCH AND PULL OVER HIS SHOULDER. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.UPDATED 03/10/09.*LJ UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB
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#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
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