2003 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER GEAR BECAME STUCK WIDE OPEN.*MR WHEN USING THE PASSING GEAR THE ENGINE STUCK OPEN. THE CONSUMER FORCED TO PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE IDLE VALVE WAS STUCK. *NM

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT AT 18 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *SC *JB

CHEVROLET CAVALIER Z 2003, MULTIPLE FAILURES. *BF THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS, THE HEATER DID NOT WORK, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THERE WAS A SPLIT IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN A NOISE WAS HEARD. THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS REPLACED, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER LUBED THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THE TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED, SO THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND HEATER CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE PADS. THERE WAS MOLD ON THE DRIVERS FRONT DOOR. THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE WINDOW WENT DOWN EXTREMELY SLOW, THE DEALER LUBED THE WINDOW TRACK AND REGULATOR. THE FOG LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

WHEN I AM ON A HILL AND EITHER GET OUT OF THE CAR OR PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THERE IS AN AWFUL CREAK FROM THE BACK END OF THE CAR. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS MADE!!??*AK

CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2003, PROBLEM EXIST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER/BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY. *BF THE STARTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB AND BLINKER BULB ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT ANY TIME HEADLIGHTS DIM VERY LOW, ALMOST NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. *AK

THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT. TOOK IT BACK THEY GREASED IT WORKED FOR AWHILE STARTING TO GET HARD TO SHUT SOMETIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES TILL THEY FINALLY REPLACED IT HOW LONG IT WILL LAST I DON'T KNOW. FRONT SUN VISOR POPPED WHEN IT HUNG UP IN REAR VIEW MIRROR REAL FLOPPY CAN'T USE IT NO MORE DEALER SAID THEY ORDERED IT IN DECEMBER. STILL WAITING NOT FIXED. REAL BAD ODOR OF GAS IN CAR WHEN TANK IS HALF FULL, NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. SEAT BELT MAKES A FUNNY NOISE WHEN YOU ARE WEARING IT, PINS YOU BACK AGAINST SEAT REAL HARD. NO EXPLANATION FOR THAT. HAVE TO STOP AND JERK ON IT TO LOOSEN IT LIKE A SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK. DEALER SAYS I AM IMAGINING THIS STUFF BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT CAR, BOUGHT IT NEW STILL PAYING FOR IT. BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF IT THEY HAVE EVERYONE CONVINCED I AM A PSYCHO WOMAN WANTING AN SUV AND THATS WHY I AM COMPLAINING THAT IS ALL FALSE. JUST PLAIN HATE A CAR

THE BRAKES OF THE CONSUMER'S 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER GRIND LOUDLY WHILE BRAKING. *NM THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED.

I BOUGHT MY 2003 CAVALIER IN FEB. 2003. WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASE I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY TAIL LIGHTS. MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT BURNT OUT COMPLETELY (BOTH TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHT). IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE SOCKET, BULB AND GREASED THE SOCKET. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT CONTINUED TO FAIL. TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE LOCAL POLICE. ALSO DURING THE SUMMER OF 2003, MY BATTERY DIED, ALTHOUGH NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON; MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT; MY WINDOW MOTORS DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED; MY LOCKS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS PAST YEAR I'VE HAD EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. AS OF RECENTLY, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS FAILED, AND BOTH WERE REPLACED, AND THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT YET AGAIN. THE TRUNK WAS LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED MOLD TO GROW IN MY TRUNK AND DAMAGING PERSONAL EFFECTS, AND ALSO CAUSING THE RIGHT SOCKET AND WIRES TO BECOME CORRODED. THE SOCKET AND WIRES WERE REPLACED AGAIN, AND THE LEAK WAS FIXED, BUT DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED FABRIC IN TRUNK. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MOTOR DIED YET AGAIN, AND WAS REPLACED. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. DEALERSHIP ORDERED AND INSTALLED NEW SYSTEM. CURRENTLY I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING UPON IGNITION WHEN COLD OUTSIDE, SQUEAKING SOUNDS OVER FRONT TIRES WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING, AND ALL AIR VENTS, EXCEPT PASSENGER SIDE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VENTS BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE "OPE

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO MONTHS THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE THE DASH BOARD. THE FUEL PUMP BLEW OUT. THE HEATING A COOLING WENT BAD. THE VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. CONSUMER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT IT IS AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. *NM

STARTING IN OCTOBER 2004, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS IN MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER BEGAN TURNING OFF ANYTIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WERE UNABLE TO CONDUCT ANY REPAIRS. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALERSHIP STILL COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE THIRD TIME, I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE A "HIGHLY EDUCATED GUESS REPAIR." THE FOURTH AND LAST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP MADE NO REPAIR ATTEMPT AND BASICALLY TOLD ME TO NOT BRING THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN UNLESS I AM ABLE TO BRING IT IN WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF. AT THIS POINT, I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN THE CAR SO THAT I CAN SEE MY SPEED AND OTHER GAUGES WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF. WHILE THEY DO NOT TURN OFF EVERY TIME I DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY ARE OFF QUITE FREQUENTLY. AT THE WORST, I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AT THE LEAST, I ASSUME I WILL BE PULLED OVER AT SOME POINT FOR DRIVING WITH A FLASHLIGHT ON IN THE CAR. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE A 5-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND GM IS REQUIRED TO WARRANT ALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNDER IT. FROM INTERNET RESEARCH, I CAN TELL THAT GM HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SY

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE. IT FAILED TO DEFROST BOTH PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS, AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

04 V 524 000/REAR LIGHT BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLES: THE CONSUMER STATED, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THREE TIMES ON THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHTS SOCKET AND TWO TIMES ON THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS SOCKET AND THE BULBS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE CABLE WHICH CONTROLLED THE AIR FLOW FOR THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER BROKE. COULD NOT DEFROST FRONT WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS CUT OFF INCLUDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THEY EXPLAINED TO HER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE GLITCH AND UNTIL THEY DO SHE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS. *JB THE THEFT SERVICE SHUTS DOWN IN THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE DEFROSTER OR HEATER IS ON THE CONSUMER SMELLS A BURNING SMELL. *TC

REAR TURN SIGNAL ON 2003 FAILED FOR 5TH TIME IN 5 MONTHS. PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V524000. DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. MY VIN IS [XXX].*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

1/2/05-CAR WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT BEGAN TO LUNGE INTO TRAFFIC, CAR WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL WHERE IT CONTINUED TO LUNGE UNTIL A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE, CAR IS IN SERVICE TODAY 1/3/05. *AK

I ALWAYS NOTICED ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER THAT THE LOW TRAC LIGHT WOULD PERIODICALLY COME ON WHEN I BRAKED. I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A NICER VEHICLE THAN MY PREVIOUS ONE (AN OLD FORD ESCORT). I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (INTEGRITY CHEVROLET IN PARMA HEIGHTS, OH) FOR 2 RECALLS. WHEN THEY FINISHED DOING THE RECALL WORK, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY FRONT BRAKES WERE LOW. I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNUSUAL SINCE THE CAR WAS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND HAD ONLY 23,000 MILES. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I INQUIRED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT GETTING THE BRAKES REPAIRED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS JUST PART OF THE "NORMAL MAINTENANCE" WORK AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NOT USUAL MAINTENANCE SINCE A PERSON SHOULD NOT NEED NEW BRAKES AFTER 23,000 MILES. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER TO CHECK MY BRAKES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOT ONLY DID I NEED NEW BRAKES, BUT I ALSO NEEDED NEW ROTORS BECAUSE MINE WERE RUSTED. THIS TRIP TO THE LOCAL SERVICE CENTER COST ME $423.14. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND IT IS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD! THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES! THE SERVICE CENTER ATTENDANT HAD INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NOTICED THIS WITH MANY OF THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS. THIS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES AND ROTORS IS INDICATIVE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT! *JB

HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING OUT COMPLETELY ON 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. OK, WHOM, HAS WHAT LEGISLATOR, IN, WHOM'S BACK POCKET? THERE WAS A RECALL BY CHEVROLET IN NOVEMBER, OF 2004- I AM BETTING COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY, OF COURSE. THIS RECALL, WAS, FOR TAILLIGHTS AND LIGHTBULB GREASE. RIGHT, SOMEBODY GOING TO GET KILLED IN THOSE VEHICLES, IF THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS ARE NOT CORRECTED. HERE IS A HINT, READ THIER TSB REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING PROBLEM. WHAT A LOAD THAT IS. I WILL TELL YOU WHY, I THINK THEY PUT THAT TSB OUT. IT WAS JUST SIMPLY TO COVER THIER OWN YOU KNOW WHAT. I WONDER HOW MANY FIRES, OR DEATHS HAVE OCCURED DUE TO THE LIGHT HEARTED APPROACH GM HAS TOWARDS THE LIGHTING PROBLEMS ON THE 2003 MODELS? DON'T YOU LOVE HUBEROUS. HAVE YOU GONE TO YOUR DEALER ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE LATELY. OH, CHECK OUT THE BRAKE ROTORS THERE IS STRESS AND HEAT FRACTURES AT LESS THAN THIRTY THOUSAND MILES. COME ON! ARE WE WAITING FOR 1000 WHEELS TO CATCH ON FIRE, OR JUST MY PREGNANT WIFE LOOSING CONTROL DUE THE SHIMMY. AH HECK, I'LL JUST GO BUY A AN OLD PINTO AND HAVE REAL EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT FULLY INSURED OF COURSE, FOR THE NEXT THREE LONG YEARS. DID I MENTION THE STEREO FACE BURNING ONES FINGERS, BUT THE DEALER SAYS, THAT WAS OK TOO. FORGET THE KICKBACKS AND DO YOUR JOBS. REMEMBER THE TAXPAYER AND PUBLIC SERVENT, NOT CORPORATION AND PUBLIC SERVENT. SLEEP WELL, I AM GLAD SOMEONE CAN. I GOT GO CHANGE SOME DIAPERS NOW. YEH, THREE KIDS; NONE OF THEM RIDE IN THAT DEATH TRAP.*AK

I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INFORMATION REGARDING GM RECALL 04083, REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAVING FAULTY TAIL LIGHTS. MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND HAVE FINALLY BEEN TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN: [XXX] IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. IS THERE ANY THING THAT I CAN DO SHORT OF PAYING FOR THE REPAIR PARTS MYSELF?*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I OWN A NEW 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. HAD TO REPLACED 2 SPACERS, A STRUT MOUNT, SEVERAL STEERING PARTS AND PART OF THE REAR LIGHT. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE CAN SLIGHTLY ROCK THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONSUMER ASKED IF AN OCCASIONAL POPPING IN THE STEERING IS NORMAL IN HER VEHICLE AFTER TESTING FOUR OF THE SAME MODELS. *TC

1) BRAKE FAILURE, WARPED ROTORS AND HUBS, LRO. 2) CRASH, REAR END COLLISION. PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3) GM REFUSED TO FIX 2003 CAVALIER ON 01-17-04 UNDER WARRANTY AND AS A RESULT A CRASH HAPPENED ON 02-28-04, A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.CAUSE WAS DEFECTIVE FACTORY EQUIPMENT, WARPED ROTORS AND HUBS RESULTING IN VIOLENT JUDDER, SHUTTER, AND CHATTER, DUE TO A LATERAL BRAKE RUN OUT PROBLEMS.THIS CONDITION SHOWS UP THRU THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. IT'S A TOTAL OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION.THERE IS INDEED 2 TSB'S OUT ON THE LRO PROBLEM FROM GM, TSB 01-05-23-001A, BRAKE LATERAL RUNOUT,TSB 00-05-05-22-002B, BRAKES ROTOR SERVICE GUIDE ON 02-28-04 MY DAUGHTER AUDRA M GRIFFIN CRASHED INTO A 2001 FORD PICKUP DUE TO FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. MY DAUGHTERS STATEMENT WAS "DADDY THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK", THIS AFTER AN EXTREME NASTY GRAM (FAX) WAS SENT TO JESSICA WHITE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE DANGEROUS CONDITION REGARDING MY FROM BRAKE SYSTEM. GM ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNSAFE CONDITION UNDER MY WARRANTY CONTRACT. THEY DID NOTHING THUS ENDANGERING ME AND MY FAMILY. FAST ACTION IS REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE AND GET THIS CAR FIXED PRONTO. SO FAR GM SEEMS CONTENT TO DO NOTHING. THEY NOW SEEM TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN AVOIDING LEGAL LIABILITY, THEN THEY ARE ABOUT MY SAFETY.*AK

RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED CRUISE CONTROL TO WORK SPORADICALLY.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW DID NOT GO UP. DEALER REMOVED PART OF THE DOOR IN ORDER TO RAISE THE WINDOW. POWER REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK *TC

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT WHILE TURING, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. THIS OCCURED DUE TO THE DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V524000 CONCERNING REAR LIGHT BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLY. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS THE TURN THEY FAILED TO COME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BULB AND SOCKET. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILED, THERE WAS SHAKING IN THE DASH WHEN THE BLOWER WAS ON DUE TO THE A/C ACCUMULATOR. *SC

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO OUT . THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR THE DEFECT AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND IT WAS STILL DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER IS CONSTANTLY STOPPED BY OTHER MOTORIST TO INFORM HIM THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. *JB

WHEN BRAKING CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN AND CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A RIDE AND DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ASKED IF THE BRAKES WERE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY AND WAS ASSURED THAT THEY WERE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIRS SOMEONE ELSE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE. *NM

WHEN IN USE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL SOCKET. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT LIGHT TRIED NEW BULB BUT STILL WILL NOT LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED A NEW SOCKET. *TC

FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS A SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE HORN WOULD WORK RANDOMLY. CHEVROLET REPLACED THAT. THE A/C FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING, CHEVROLET TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE KEYLESS ENTRY STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEN THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVROLET AGAIN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO NOTHING REGISTERING ON THE COMPUTER. MY CAR TURNED OFF MID TURN AND I HIT A BRICK WALL. CHEVROLET INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T TURN OFF. I GOT MY CAR BACK LAST TUESDAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET AND ITS TURNED OFF AGAIN. I GUESS CHEVROLET WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY PROBLEM. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER IN JAN. '03 AND NOW THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAS LOCKED UP. SINCE I LIVE IN TEXAS, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE PROPER A/C IN THE VEHICLE. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WASN'T OFFERED TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS JUST PAST THE 3 YEAR/ 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT IT WILL COST ME AT LEAST $900 TO REPAIR, THEN AFTER THE REPAIR IS COMPLETE, I WILL BE OFFERED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD, WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT, COULD ALREADY HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, AND AS SUCH, THE CORPORATION SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

SIX MONTHS OR SO AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE I STARTED EXPERIENCING ROTOR PROBLEMS, I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. IT WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO THEN IT START TO PULSATE AND GRIND AGAIN SO I TOOK IT IN AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN, THIS IS THE PATTERN TWO MONTHS AGO WAS MY FITH OR SIX TIME THAT I HAVE HAD THEM FIX IT. WELL THE PROBLEMS IS GETTING WORSE IT MAKE A VERY BAD GRINDING SOUND WHEN I PUSH ON THE BREAKS AND IT IS REALLY PULSATING THIS TIME AROUND. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACED. I'M REALLY TIRED OF THE CONSTANT TRIPS TO THE SHOP.*AK

MY NEW CAR STALLS OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AND MY VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH POSES A THREAT TO MYSELF AND FAMILY. CLAY CHEVROLET SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIGNAL AND MARKERS LIGHTS FAILED DUE TO CORRODED SOCKETS . *NM *SC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP OR COMING TO A STOP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH,= THE TRUNK CAME OPEN AND WOULD NOT STAY LATCH. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED GRINDING/SCRAPING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP OR COMING TO A STOP. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER HAD TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

ONE DAY THE LEFT REAR BLINKER LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WE REPLACED THE BULB AND ONE MONTH LATER THE BLINKER WENT OUT AGAIN. THE BLINKER BLINKS REALLY FAST TO NOTIFY YOU THAT THE BULB IS OUT. A WEEK LATER, THE BLINKER DOES NOT WORK AND THE BULB IS FINE.*AK

FIRE IN DRIVER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF CHEVROLET CAVALIER. DRIVER STATED VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. UPON RE-STARTING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER ENGINE HOOD, DRIVER SIDE. DRIVER GOT OUT AND SAW FLAMES IN AREA OF DRIVER SIDE ENG. COMPT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING. THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT SIGNAL LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE FLASH WILL RAPIDLY BLINK INDICATING WHICH SIDE IS NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $895.00. *AK *NM

VEHICLE IDLED WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND SENT THE CONSUMER ON HIS WAY. *AK

THE SIGNAL INDICATOR AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. *AK

TAIL/TURN LIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY BURNING. REPLACED THEM MANY TIMES. WHEN REPLACED CAN NOTICE ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL AND LIGHT BULBS PLASTIC BASE IS MELTED. HAVE MADE AN SCHEDULE TO TAKE TO DEALER, BUT NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME MATTER, FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE? IS THERE A FIX FOR IT? *JB

TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO STAY ON . TURN SIGNAL COULD TURN ITSELF ON/OFF. TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIME BY DEALERSHIP. BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *AK

I BOUGHT A NE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ON 5/2/03. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. 7 OF WHICH WERE FOR BRAKE, TURN, AND/OR DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ORIGINALLY, FUSES WERE BEING BLOWN. IN 3/04, I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A BAD SOCKET PROBLEM. IN 7/04, THE EXCUSE BECAME THAT THEY HAVE A "SPECIAL" GREASE THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT ON THE BULBS AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I HAD TO RETURN MY CAR MOST RECENTLY ON 8/4/04 BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. WE WENT TO ARBITRATION ON 6/8/04. CHEVY MOTOR DIV. ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY CAR (BRAKE LIGHTS) PRIOR TO IT BEING RETURNED TO THE DEALER IN 3/04 AND FAXED A COPY OF THE BULLETIN THEY WROTE IN 4/04. HOWEVER, THEY ARGUED THAT THEY CORRECTED THE DEFECT W/ THE BULLETIN (VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT 3/12/04 WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED TO THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER RE: THE BULLETIN THAT WASN'T IN WRITTEN FORMAT UNTIL 4/24/04). MY ARBITRATION WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE ARBITRATION SO THEY DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT HAD BEEN CORRECTED. SINCE JUNE, I'VE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SINCE I'VE PURCHASED MY CAR, I'VE HAD FUSES REPLACED, FUSE LINKS INSTALLED TO 5 CIRCUIT BRANCHES, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED, HVAC CABLE AND SEAL REPLACED, CONVERTER SEAL REPLACED, SOCKETS REPLACED, AND BULBS REP

POST ARBITRATION EVIDENCE IN RESPONSE TO NEW DOCUMENTS PROVIDED REQUEST REPURCHASE OF 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE CONSUMER WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION BECAUSE OF CONTINUING REAR LIGHT PROBLEMS. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES THEN THE CIRCUIT SHORTED OUT. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT STOP LIGHT OR STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER' S SIDE SPEAKER BLEW. THE CD PLAYER WOULD EJECT THE CD WHILE IT WAS PLAYING. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR MADE NOISE. *NM