Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints (2003)

678 consumer complaints on file.

#10255366January 16, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255152January 15, 2009
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SWITCH, WHICH OPERATED ONLY ON THE HIGH TEMPERATURE MODE SELECTOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPLACED A COMPONENT IN THE BLOWER UNIT. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, IN WHICH THE BLOWER UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254863January 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH 65000 MILES AND THE FUEL PUMP JUST FAILED LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND NO INDICATION THAT A PROBLEM WAS COMING, THE CAR JUST STOPPED. NOW I AM TOLD THAT I MUST PAY $1000 TO HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. THE NEW PART IS THE SAME AS THE OLD OEM PART. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT 2003 CAVALIER'S HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND THAT CHEVROLET HAS HAD NO RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PART FORM THE FACTORY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I FEEL THAT SOME SORT OF COMPENSATION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE HUNDREDS OF GM CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE GM BAILOUT! THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MUST BE RESOLVED AT THE MANUFACTURER LEVEL.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254145January 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER AND HAD THE FUEL PUMP GO BAD AT 67,000 MILES. I RESEARCHED ON THE WEB AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF 2003 CAVALIERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED 3 OF THE 4 WINDOW MOTORS IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. I HAVE TWICE HAD MY CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH FIXED, AS IT WAS STUCK ONLY ON VENT. AND MOST RECENTLY AT 69000 MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE MY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. IN MY EDUCATED OPINION, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN AWFUL LOT OF REPAIRS FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND WITH THIS RECORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253566January 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER OF WHICH I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOW LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT. I WANTED TO KNOW IF POSSIBLY THERE IS A RECALL COMING OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. MY CAR HAD BETWEEN 60 K AND 70K MILES AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253422January 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODEL - PROBLEM BEGAN @ 35,000 MILES, CURRENT MILES 38,000. ENGINE ROUGH IDLES/STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED. I WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TURNING LEFT WHEN ENGINE STALLED AFTER CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED. LOST POWER STEERING AND BREAKS, WOUND UP RIDING OVER CURB AND ONTO SIDEWALK BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. NOONE WAS INJURED, HOWEVER THIS WAS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS IN THE EVENING, HAD IT OCCURRED EARLIER IN THE DAY ALMOST CERTAIN PEDESTRIAN WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY MY OUT OF CONTROL CAR. WILL BE REPLACING THE PUMP AS SOON AS I CAN. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253410December 31, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED ON 2003 CAVALIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252996December 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED MY 2003 CAVALIER BRAND NEW WITH 106 MILES ON IT (IT HAD TO BE DRIVEN FROM PITTSBURGH TO HARRISBURG). IN LATE SEPT. OR EARLY OCT. MY CAR BEGAN RATTLING AT STOP LIGHTS. THE DAY AFTER THE RATTLING STARTED, MY CAR STALLED AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WOULDN'T START AGAIN. A TRIPLE A MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EXCEPT HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT OIL WAS NOT MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH MY ENGINE CAUSING FRICTION AND IN TURN CAUSING MY ENGINE TO EXPAND BREAKING MY TIMING CHAIN AND BASICALLY RENDERING THE ENTIRE ENGINE USELESS. THE MECHANIC ASKED ME IF MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT WAS LIT ON MY DASHBOARD BECAUSE WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PUMP, ONE OF THOSE LIGHTS WOULD HAVE LIT UP, WHICH I RESPONDED NO. HE THEN THOUGHT THAT THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHICH WAS NOT TRUE BECAUSE WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP. HE THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT MY OIL LEVELS WERE NORMAL AND THAT MY TIMING CHAIN SHOULD LAST FOR 25+ YEARS. THE MECHANIC WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT I SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET BECAUSE HE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE LOW MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE RELATIVE NEW-NESS OF THE VEHICLE, THE ONLY CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE WOULD BE A DEFECT. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET VIA EMAIL AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE IN NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS. AFTER HEARING NO RESPONSE, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252786December 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT COSTING ME ALMOST $800. ALSO THE MOTOR FOR TWO OF MY POWER WINDOWS HAVE WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252498December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. ONCE THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LIGHTS AND RADIO) STILL WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FOUND INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA07015 ONLINE, BUT THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED WITH NO RECALL ISSUED. HE BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252582December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP ON 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES HAS GONE OUT. APPROX $700 TO REPLACE. WAY TO COMMON OF A PROBLEM FOR GM NOT TO ADDRESS WITH A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252262December 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 55,540 MILES AND MY FUEL INDICATOR HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO STAY ON FULL AND THEN 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTS TO COME DOWN AND THEN GOES BACK UP TO FUEL AND DOWN AGAIN. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO GET A NEW FUEL PUMP THAT COSTS FORM $600 AND UP AND SOME OF THE CAVALIERS HAD LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES AND 2 WERE BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS SHOULDN'T THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL AND HAVE CHEVROLET REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AT NO COST TO THE OWNER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252265December 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, WOULD NOT START, THEN HARD START BUT GAS PEDAL NOT RESPONSIVE. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH LIKELY FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252171December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WITH HIS CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252252December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO GET IN. AFTER HE DID I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. IT THEN WOULD NOT START AGAIN. COME TO FIND OUT MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252076December 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC, THE MOTOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP BURNED OUT AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CORPORATE OFFICE ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE DEFECTIVE PART TO A DEALER. IF THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, THE CONTACT COULD PROVE THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND POSSIBLY RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251990December 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP FAILS AND CAR WILL NOT START. HAVE PUT 4 FUEL PUMPS IN CAR SO FAR. EACH TIME CAR WORKS FOR UP TO A YEAR AND THEN PUMP DIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251713December 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO ZERO AT STOP OR WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT REGISTERS IN EXCESS OF 110 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS AND TRUCKS MADE BETWEEN 2002 AND 2005. GM OFFERS FREE REPAIR FOR TRUCKS AND SUV'S, BUT NOT ALL DEALERSHIPS KNOW OF THE DIRECTIVE SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN PUBLICIZED. ALL CAR BUYERS MUST PAY FOR THE FIX - WHICH EXCEEDS $500 - BECAUSE GM WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250944December 6, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP WENT ON MY 2003 CAVALIER.MY CAR WON'T RUN HAD TO FIX AND COST ME 300.00 AS I AM OUT OF WORK THIS IS AN EXPENSE I COULD NOT AFFORD BUT HAD TO PAY AS I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND TO LOOK FOR WORK.I AM A LAID OFF AUTO WORKER.LOOKS LIKE I AM EATING PEANUT BUTTER AND TOAST THIS MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250902December 5, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 47,700 MILES ON THE CAR, IN MID SEPTEMBER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY CAR DIED AND HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR SAID THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT FAILED, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR UP TO THIS POINT, HE SAID THAT IT WAS STRANGE THAT THE PUMP WENT OUT WITH THE LOW MILES ON MY CAR. I WAS ON THE INTERNET LOOKING INTO THE CAVALIER PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED NOVEMBER 26 2008 AT A COST OF $605.88, I DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACED PARTS, I SAW ON THE WEB SITE ABOUT A INVESTIGATION INTO A RECALL, I ALSO PLAN TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GM. PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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