2003 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

MY SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING UP FOR A YEAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD STOP. WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WAS STUCK ON 65MPH. MADE DRIVING HAZARDOUS NOT KNOWING EXACTLY HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING.IF I LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND COOL OF I WOULD START IT BACK UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER METER WOULD GO DOWN ABOUT 10 MPH SO I WOULD BEAT 55MPH INSTEAD OF 65MPH. EVERYTIME I WOULD START THE CAR IT WOULD GO DOWN FURTHER. THEN IT WOULD WORK PROPERLY FOR A FEW MONTHS W/O ACTING UP AND THEN START ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN I FINALLY HAD IT REPLACED IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING THE NEEDLE REGISTERED 110 MPH AND WAS NOT COMING BACK DOWN. I HAD TO WAIT 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL B/C THE HAD TO ORDER THE PART THEY WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF STOCK. THEY TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE IP IN ALOT OF VEHICLES LATELY. *TR

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

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT LIKE 99.9% OF ALL THE OTHER CAVALIERS GM HAS MADE. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUEL PUMP DIED WITH NO WARNING ON DANGEROUS HIGHWAY. HAD TO GET A TOW AND REPAIR AT A SHOP NOT FAMILIAR WITH TOTAL BILL INCLUDING TOWING AND REPAIR 1,200 SOME VEHICLE FORUMS HAVE UPWARDS OF 500 INDIVIDUALS WITH SAME PROBLEM DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD AND WARRANTS A RECALL. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN STEEP HILL. NO POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, LUCKILY MADE IT TO SAFE SPACE AT BOTTOM OF HILL. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. NOW IN GARAGE. DIAGNOSED WITH BAD FUEL PUMP. IT WILL COST $600.00 TO FIX WHEN PART COMES IN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, CAR HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT! THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND IT IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY! *TR

I HAVE 165,000KM ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. IT IS CONSTANTLY STALLING, MOSTLY AT STOP LIGHTS AND WHEN I SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER TODAY IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANICS THINK IT MIGHT BE THE FUEL PUMP BUT IT IS HARD TO TELL FOR SURE WHAT IT IS AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY IF IT IS NOT THAT. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL QUITE UNSAFE DRIVING SINCE IT COULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN AT ANY POINT. A CAR SHOULD NOT STALL WHILE DRIVING OR AT STOP LIGHTS. PLEASE RECALL THIS PART!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK TO THE PLACE I WAS STAYING AT THE TIME AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY, MY CAR (2003 CHEVY CAVALIER) DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME JUST BEFORE IT COMPLETELY CONKED OUT. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THE CHEVY WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP WHERE I DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD DIED. THE REPAIR HAD COST $775.06. *TR

THE GAUGES IN THESE CARS GO CRAZY I DIDN'T SPEND MONEY TO FIX IT INSTEAD I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A TON F PEOPLE THIS HAPPENED TO THE GAUGE CLUSTER IN THE CARS GO HAYWIRE AND YOU CAN NOT TELL. SOME GO IN THE SPEEDOMETER MINE WENT IN THE TEMP GAUGE AND THE FUEL GAUGE NOW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TO MECHANICS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM MINE FIRST WENT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO RESET MY GAUGES IS TO PULL THE FUSE OUT AND RESET IT OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT RESET BACK TO E OR 0 AND THE THERMO GAUGE HAS GONE INTO MY SPEEDO NEEDLE SO THEN I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME AND NO BIG DEAL BUT THEN I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE WIT THIS PROBLEM WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO FIX SOMETHING THAT GM OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T GET RIGHT I DON'T THINK ITS RIGHT AT ALL ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ITS WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE NOW THE GAUGES GO CRAZY ALL THE TIME NOT JUST WHEN IT RAINS OR ITS COLD BUT CONSTANTLY I AM PULLING THE FUSES OUT. *TR

I HAVE WENT THROUGH OVER 10 BULBS IN MY BACK TAIL-LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. EVERY TIME I GO OUT AND ABOUT IT BLOWS AND WHEN I PULL THE BULB OUT THE PLASTIC IS ALWAYS MELTED OVER THE CONTACT WIRES. RECENTLY I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY GIRLFRIEND'S FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS EVENT AND I GOT PULLED OVER FOR MY TAIL LIGHT BEING OUT, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED A FEW DAYS BEFORE. I SHOWED THE POLICE AND HE ONLY GAVE ME A WARNING, ALTHOUGH I AM GETTING SICK OF THIS HAPPENING. I WENT INTO AN ADVANCE AUTO PARTS STORE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE SOCKET, BUT WHEN THEY CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ALL THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I DO IS REPLACE THE BULB, AGAIN. I REPLACED THE BULB AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT BLEW WITHIN 3 DAYS. I AM STILL CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THIS INCONVENIENT PROBLEM BEFORE I JUST SELL MY CAR TO GET A BETTER ONE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR TWO BOYS TO THE LIBRARY WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AS SHE WAS GOING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. SHE CALLED ME AT WORK IN A PANIC. LUCKILY, ANOTHER DRIVER CALMED HER DOWN AND HELPED PUSH THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ISSUE WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. CAR ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES. COST OF REPAIR WAS $660 PLUS THE TOWING FROM THE INTERSECTION TO THE SHOP. *TR

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED ON 2003 CAVALIER. *TR

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

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

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.

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

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

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, WOULD NOT START, THEN HARD START BUT GAS PEDAL NOT RESPONSIVE. PRELIMINARY RESEARCH LIKELY FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. *TR

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/21/09 *JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. CAR WILL NOT RESTART. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WENT OUT ON SATURDAY. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS JUST OVER 75,000 MILES. I HAD A 75,000 MILE WARRANTY THAT JUST EXPIRED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS CAR AT ABOUT THIS MILEAGE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED. I UNDERSTAND IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR

HAVE A 2003 CAVALIER,AT 60,000 MILES FUEL PUMP WENT OUT,COST ME 650 BUCKS FOR REPAIRS GM NEEDS A RECALL AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS, WHICH I KNOW BY LOOKING ON LINE EVERY ELSE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS,HELP US. *TR

FUEL PUMP QUIT WHILE DRIVING..DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 10 DAYS!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-90 EAST BOUND INTO BOSTON THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO FIRESTONE REPAIR SHOP AND DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PUMP FAILURE. QUOTE TO FIX THE CAR IS $500/PARTS $270/LABOR PLUS TAX. WAITING FOR CAR TO BE FIXED AS OF 11/19/08. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILURE; CAR JUST DIED ON THE TURNPIKE; HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY; SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK; ITS MOVES ALL AROUND AND IS NOT ACCURATE; STILL NOT FIXED NEVER HAPPENS WHEN THE MECHANIC HAS IT; CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING; HAVE TO CRANK IT 2-5 TIMES TO TURN ON. STILL NOT WORKING MECHANIC CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER - DEFROSTERS DO NOT WORK (REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS), PASSENGER WINDOW STOP WORKING (INTERMITTENT) AND LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN STARTING ENGINE. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP WENT OUT CAR WOULD NOT CRANK TRIED FUEL FILTER FIRST. *TR

CAR WENT DEAD BECAUSE FUEL PUMP LET GO AT 50,000 MILES THE BILL CAME TO 700 AND SOMETHING AND I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR IT I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART BUT THE GARAGE CAN BE CONTACTED ABOUT HOW DAMAGED IT WAS IT IS A REPUTABLE GARAGE THAT FIXED IT. *TR