2003 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

THE TAIL LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BURNED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I REPLACED THE BULB 2 DAYS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT I REPLACED THAT BULB AND SINCE THAT ABOUT EVERY 2 DAYS I BURN ANOTHER BULB I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS THE RECALL THEY HAVE ON THE TAIL LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL AND THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED IT THE FIRST TIME AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK I TOOK IT BACK WITH THE BULB BURNED OUT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS FOUND I CAN'T GET THEM TO DO THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS BUT I AM PAYING 4.00 A BULB EVERYTIME IT BURNS OUT AND I HAVE DONE THIS FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER . THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERABLE. THE BULB HAD NOT BLOWN THEREFORE SHE SPECULATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL), THEREFORE SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 77,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN BUSY INTERSECTION WOULD TURN OVER HOWEVER WOULD NOT START. *TR

CAR LOST ALL POWER DUE TO ENGINE STALLING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS OPENED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN SHE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF GREEN SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE GREEN SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE TURNED THE AC SWITCH TO OFF, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS OFF, THE AC WAS STILL ON. UPDATED 10/20/09

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN IDLE THE VEHICLE STALLLED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FUEL PUMP FAILURE DURING HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC ON AN EIGHT LANE HIGHWAY. CAR ONLY HAD 66,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT COST $980 FOR REPAIR. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS PART, AND THAT GM IS PRETENDING IT DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM. THE LAST PART TO GO ON A VEHICLE SHOULD BE THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD A 73 OLDS DELTA 88 WITH 380,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE FUEL NEVER HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING IT CREATES A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 72,000.THE VIN NUMBER IS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 72,000. BL

I OWN A 2003 CAVALIER SEDAN. THREE WKS AGO IT STARTED STALLING. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK AND SAID THE COMPUTER WAS BAD. THEN THEY CAME BACK NEXT DAY AND SAID CONTACTS WERE DIRTY. THEY CLEANED THEM, I GOT CAR BACK AND IT RAN FINE FOR 2 WKS. AGAIN, IT STARTED STALLING ON THE ROAD OR NOT STARTING. TOOK TO GARAGE THIS AM AND HE IS SAYING FUEL PUMP FOR ANOTHER $500 ON TOP OF $300 ALREADY SPENT. I REALIZE THIS CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD CHEVY'S AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. I SPENT THE WEEK-END ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING THEME WITH THE CAVALIER FROM 1998 ONWARD. WE WHO ARE SENIORS AND HAVE LITTLE MONEY FOR THESE TYPES OF REPAIRS, NEED SOMEONE IN OUR CORNER. NEVER WILL I PURCHASE A CHEVY VEHICLE AGAIN! *TR

THE CAMPAIGN 04083 WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX MY PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THEY CHECKED THE SOCKETS, FOUND THAT THEY DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND GREASED ACCORDINGLY, BUT THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE AT TIMES DUE TO THE FACT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS BAD & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO GET THEM TO WORK ALL OF THE TIME. I HAVE ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES THAT THIS CAMPAIGN INDICATED IT WOULD RESOLVE, BUT MY TURN SIGNALS ARE STILL GOING OUT SPORADICALLY, AND IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IF MY LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND IF I PRESS DOWN THE BREAK. I'VE BEEN HAVING TO REPLACE MY BREAK LIGHTS OFTEN AND THIS STARTED OCCURRING THE LAST TIME I HAD MY LEFT BREAK LIGHT REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS AT LEAST THE FIRST TIME I PUT IT ON, BUT THEN WILL NOT FLASHING & STOP MAKING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER BEFORE I'VE EVEN MADE MY TURN. THE FIRST PROBLEM AROSE WITH MY BLINKERS FLASHING VERY QUICKLY WHICH WAS RESOLVED AFTER REPLACING MY BREAK LIGHT, BUT I'VE HAD PROBLEMS ON AND OFF WITH MY TURN SIGNALS EVER SINCE. MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS 105,517 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE ENGINE DRASTICALLY REDUCED POWER. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000. UPDATED 09/16/09 *BF UPDATED 09/17/09.*JB

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SPORT. CAR KEEPS STALLING ON ME WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, SIGNAL LIGHT, OR TRAFFIC. HAVE TO CONTINUE GIVING GAS WHILE HOLD THE BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO KEEP RUNNING. *TR

FUEL PUMP ON 2003 CHEVROLET GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. FUEL PUMP WENT OUT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 467 DOLLARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 65192 MILES ON IT. *TR

AT A DRIVING SPEED OF 55 THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS SUCH AS STALLS OR SLUGGISH ENGINE, ETC. WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY DAUGHTERS TRACK MEET AND WAS IN THE PASSING LANE WHEN I FELT A STRONG HESITATION. I QUICKLY GOT INTO THE DRIVING LANE AND TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, BUT IT WOULDN'T GO. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND IT STALLED, AND I COULD NOT GET IT RESTARTED. AFTER WAITING 40 MIN. FOR A TOW(OVER 40 MILES) WE GOT IT TO MY DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AT A COST OF $900.00. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. CLUSTER PANEL WORKS OCCASIONALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE TURN SIGNAL MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH, ENTERING A ROUNDABOUT, WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I COULD NOT RESTART IT. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED HOME, I GOT A MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND HE SAYS MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REPORTS THAT OTHERS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE, AND I THOUGHT IT BEST TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST. THE COST TO REPLACE THE PART IS GOING TO BE $700. *TR

I DRIVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH ONLY 31,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR OVER 30 MILES TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER TO MY HOME TO HAVE IT FIXED. I PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE TOTAL COST FOR LABOR AND PARTS WAS 799.00, PLUS $135 FOR A RENTAL CAR DURING THE TIME IT TOOK FOR THE CAR TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY, THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR BEFORE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST RUN OUT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. I HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING AN INTERNET SEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT THESE CARS ARE PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM AND THE FUEL PUMPS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL. *TR

MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DURING REGULAR DRIVING FROM WORK, CAR JUST DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE REMOVAL PROCESS.I NOTICED THAT EVERY CAVALIER FROM 01 ON HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 86,300 MILES ON IT. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START ON A BUSY JULY 4TH WEEKEND ALONG I-55 NORTH BOUND NEAR LITICHFIELD, IL. I T WOULD NOT RESTART, AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN THE FACT FINDING THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. APPARENTLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I REQUEST THAT GM BE REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED AMERICAN CARS, BUT AN SERIOUS CONSIDERING A TOYOTA NEXT YEAR. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH ~61000 MILES NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP; A FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THAT. *TR

MY CAVALIER RAN PERFECTLY UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD START AND THE DIE. HE TRIED STARTING IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T START AND THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULD START THEN DIE. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT WITH A SALVAGE TITLE IN JANUARY 2006. THE FUEL PUMP MY CAR HAS IT THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AT 90,000MILES AGAIN !!!THIS IS SHAMEFUL 4 CHEVY , I SAVED MY RECIPE BECAUSE IT COST ME 600 DOLLARS TO FIX IT,GOOD BYE SUMMER SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE MY GRADUATION IS GOING BE DELAYED HALF YEAR. *TR

2003 CAVALIER CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WENT CRAZY JUST BEFORE 40, 000 MILES. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES THE GAUGES TAKE TURNS WORKING OR NOT WORKING, SOMETIMES NOTHING WORKS. SOME DAYS I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW HOT MY CAR'S RUNNING, OR HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE....NOT TO MENTION RPMS. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND AT 40K, I FEEL IT'S A BIT PREMATURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. IT THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND WILL BE REPAIRED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT MANY CONSUMERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR CAVALIERS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,480.

SEVERAL TIMES MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, AND AGAIN TODAY. IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS AND IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ABOVE THE REAR, IT USUALLY WON'T START. WHEN I AM BELOW A QUARTER OF A TANK, I HAVE TO PARK IT WITH THE REAR ABOVE THE FRONT ON AN INCLINE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND CAR JUST STOPPED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS $875. CAR HAS 66,000 MILES. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILURE - REPLACEMENT LEARNED OF REPLACEMENT WIRING HARNESS - RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL MOTORS DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF FUEL TANK CATCHING FIRE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR REPLACEMENT WAS NOT A HARNESS BUT A CONNECTOR THAT HAD TO BE SPLICED INTO EXISTING CABLE WHICH WAS AROUND 30 OR SO INCHES LONG DEALERSHIP SAYS SPLICE CONNECTOR IS ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO REPLACING THE ENTIRE CABLE WHICH WOULD RUN OVER $500 AND WOULD HAVE TO CUT AND SPLICE THAT TOGETHER AS WELL AS NEW ONE WOULD HAVE THE DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR AS WELL ** MY COMPLAINT ON THIS - THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT OR SO THE DEALERSHIP SAYS AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WHICH INDICATED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO FACT THAT USING EXISTING CONNECTOR INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE FUEL TANK - WHICH I WOULD THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO IT. ** ALSO REPLACING A CONNECTOR BY SPLICING IS PRETTY MUCH POINTLESS ON SUCH A SHORT CABLE TO BEGIN WITH AND IF A DIY WAS TO DO THIS THE CONNECTION MAY NOT BE SOLID AND TIGHT THEREFORE A HEAT BUILD UP COULD OCCUR AND A FIRE COULD RESULT AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER LS4D AND HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO PARKER PONITAC, BUICK GMC. THEY REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AND FILTER AND THE COST WAS 613.99. NOW EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP MY CAR IS STILL STALLING AND CUTTING OFF. *TR

JANUARY 14,2009 MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ACID FROM MY BATTERY LIKING INTO THE BATTERY PAN. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND TAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR. MY STEP SON WAS DRIVING BY MY HOUSE WHEN MY CARS LIGHTS WERE ON ANDTHE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. I WENT OUTSIDE AND THE LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM. I TRIED TO START IT UP AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. THERE WERE SPARKS SO I HAD TO PUT OUT THE SMALL FLAME AND REMOVE THE BATTERY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PARKER PONTIAC BUICK GMC THAT SAME DAY. THE SMALL FIRE BURNED THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LINE THE COST TO ME FOR REPAIR OF THE SMALL FIRE WAS ABOUT 487.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. IT ONLY HAS 43000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR THAT WAS BEHIND ME. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. COST $800. AT 44000 MILES YOU SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2003 FUEL PUMP FAILURE STALLS VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE IN THE 2003 MODEL STRANDING MOTORISTS IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. *TR

CAR DIED ON ROAD - NO WARNING. BAD FUEL PUMP...PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD AND DANGEROUS...LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT 50+ MPH. *TR

CAME TO A STOP. ACCELERATED FROM STOP. VEHICLE HAD PROBLEM ACCELERATING. FINALLY STALLED OUT ABOUT 1/8 MILE LATER. WILL NOT RESTART. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SHE WOULD NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

1. I WAS JUST DRIVING MY CAR IT WAS RUNNING FINE, I PARKED IT ON A HILL AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO START IT, IT JUST WOULDN'T START. 2. IT WAS MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES, THE TANK WAS AT 1/4 I NEVER LET IT GET BELOW THAT. AFTER AN HOUR OF TRYING TO GET IT TO START SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP AND TO HAVE SOMEONE HIT THE GAS TANK WHILE I TRIED STARTING IT, SURE ENOUGH IT STARTED, I DROVE IT HOME, THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO FILL UP THINKING IT WOULD HELP, IT DIED ON THE WAY HOME AND WOULDN'T START AT ALL WITH ANY AMOUNT OF HELP. 3. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO GET FIXED, IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THEY REPLACED IT AND IT COST A TOTAL OF $613. *TR

THE CLUSTER BOARD HAS GONE OUT. IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER, THE FUEL GAGE AND RPM GAGE ALL DOES NOT WORK. CHEVY HAS ALREADY RECALLED TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE A CAVALIER AND ON EBAY YOU CAN BUY A FIXED CLUSTER BOARD AND SEND BACK YOUR OLD ONE AND GET 100.00 BACK SO IT MUST BE A BIG PROBLEM NOT JUST MY CAR. *TR

WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY ON AN EXIT RAMP, MY VEHICLE, A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, JUST SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING AND FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I DID GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT ALOT OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . THIS CAR I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE, AND NOT EVEN HAVING WARNING THAT THE CAR IS JUST GOING TO STOP RUNNING, IS VERY BAD. ALSO, I HAD ONLY 86,000 MILE ON THE CAR , HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, & FEEL THAT THIS PUMP IS A DEFECT IN THE CHEVY PRODUCT. SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM, WITH EVEN LOWER MILEAGE ON THERE CARS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR & VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE A CAR STOP DEAD ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR CAR. *TR

FUEL PUMPS IS DEAD 60K MILES. *TR

FUEL PUMP ON 2003 CAVALIER WITH APPROX. 66K MILES FAILED ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 25 IN DENVER, COLORADO. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS THE CULPRIT. I REALLY THINK THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOME GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS FAULTY PART. *TR

I WAS MANEUVERING MY 2003 CAVALIER INTO A PARKING SPOT, AND IT JUST DIED. IT WOULDN'T RESTART, WE HAD TO PUSH IT INTO THE PARKING SPOT. THE DIAGNOSIS IS A BAD FUEL PUMP. AFTER RECEIVING A QUOTE FOR NEARLY $800, NOT FROM THE DEALER! I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD GET AN IDEA OF COST AND AVAILABILITY FOR A NON-OEM PART. THE FIRST THINGS I FOUND WERE THE FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF UNHAPPY CAVALIER OWNERS. AFTER READING THE FORUMS, I'M THANKFUL I WASN'T IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE PUMP FAILED. I WAS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS SUBSTANTIAL; GM APPARENTLY KNOWS THIS BUT IS UNWILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BAD DECISION IN CHOOSING THIS PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND APPLY WHATEVER PRESSURE YOU CAN TO MAKE GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ERROR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED MY HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2003 CAVALIER IN MAY OF 03. I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK, A TOTAL OF MAYBE 14 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE. OUT OF THE BLUE I AM STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT DUE THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START. I HAD 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS, YET IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS NONE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WOULD NOT START OFF OF TOW TRUCK. NEXT DAY, STARTS FINE. IT HAS TAKEN 3 DAYS FOR THEM TO FINALLY CONCLUDE IT'S THE FUEL PUMP! FIX = +$950.00!!!! I HAVE 34,000 MILES!!!! WE HAVE HAD VEHICLES MUCH OLDER THAN MINE AND WITH +100,000 MILES NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM PARTIALLY DISABLED DUE TO A SEVERE BACK INJURY AND NOW NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IF THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. PER PRIOR POSTS, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT PLACES NOT ONLY THE DRIVER'S LIFE, BUT THAT OF OTHER MOTORISTS. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CHEVY HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

HVAC CABLE BENT AND THEN SNAPPED. NOW I CAN'T DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD & THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SINCE I CAN'T SEE WHERE I'M GOING! *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER IS GOING CRAZY AND IS AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. NEXT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE UP AND BOTH OF THESE STAYED AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR. THE CAR IS ALSO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE. *TR