2003 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER UNDER 40000 MILES. I HEAR THIS I S PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL SO I WOULD LIKE A RECALL OPENED ON IT. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STARTED TO STALL ON THE I-5 FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. I MANAGED TO COAST TO AN EXIT RAMP WHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY STALLED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE. I HAD TO CALL AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS THE DEALERSHIP THAT DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED AND HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. THIS REPAIR COST ME APPROXIMATELY $800. *TR

MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. MY VEHICLE HAS 61,000 MILES AND AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IT DIED. WHEN I GOT IT TOWED TO A SHOP THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I PAID THE $748.00 TO REPLACE THE PUMP AND THEN WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRE THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BECAUSE IT HAD FUSED TO THE FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER AND WON'T START FOR A WHILE. I CHANGED THE GAS FILTER NEAR THE AXLE AND ADDED FUEL ADDITIVE IN CASE THERE WAS WATER IN THE FUEL IT WAS FINE FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT IS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND COST AROUND 6 TO 7 HUNDRED BUCKS TO FIX THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A BUSY STREET. WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, MY CAR STALLED OUT ON ME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT, BUT WITHIN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS, IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER CARS. HOWEVER, AT THAT POINT, THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND THE FUEL AND AIR FILTER REPLACED. BEYOND THAT, I WAS TOLD THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY. THE CAR RAN FINE AFTER THAT, BUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. AMAZING...THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD! *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED USING CRUISE CONTROL. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOPE BADLY, THE CAR LOST VELOCITY AND SLOWED, THEN REVVED BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON. THE NEXT TIME I HAD AN ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER WOULD CLICK, BUT THERE WAS AN IGNITION ISSUE. RELIABLE CHEVROLET (DALLAS) REPORTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT FOR $900 INCLUDING LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE PART, THEN THE NEXT WEEK AN IGNITION SENSOR FAILED. THIS WAS REPLACED FREE-OF-CHARGE FOR MISSING IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

PURCHASED 2003 CHEVY. CAVALIER USED AND THE DEFROSTER AND FLOOR HEATING VENTS DO NOT WORK. AIR ONLY COMES THROUGH THE FACE VENTS. MAKES IT DIFFICULT IN COLD TEMPS. TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW AND IF THE CAR IS NOT COMPLETELY HEATED INSIDE, I WILL SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SCRAPE THE INSIDE OF MY WINDOWS SO I CAN SEE OUT. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER SUDDENLY LOSS POWER ON MAJOR STREET. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND TODDLER GRANDSON WAS RIDING IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND HER TO REAR END HER AND SHE WAS NEAR THE POLICE STATION SO A POLICE OFFICER ASSISTED HER OFF OF THE ROAD. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY AT THE COST OF $557.00. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40K MILES. I'VE NEVER REPLACED A FUEL PUMP ON ANY CAR THAT I'VE EVER OWNED EVEN THOSE THAT I KEPT LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE 4 TIMES THAT NUMBER OF MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING THAT TOO MANY OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR IT TO BE INCIDENTAL I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. LATELY WHEN I WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. @ DAYS AGO IT FELT THE SAME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. THEN IT DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WANTED TO START BUT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE CAR DOCTOR CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SAID IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS $760.00. *TR

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY WIFE'S CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT DUE TO LOW TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH A SINGLE PART ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THAT I WAS 99% SURE THAT IT HAD FAILED AGAIN (FOR THE 4TH TIME), AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT (FOR THE 4TH TIME). BECAUSE I HAD THE 'RIGHT UPPER STRUT MOUNT & BEARING' REPLACED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES, I FELT THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE PART AND ALSO HOPED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. IT IS MY OPINION (AND HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN OTHERWISE BY CHEVROLET OR ANYBODY AT CHEVROLET), THAT THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT IS AN AUTOMOTIVE PART THAT SHOULD AT LEAST LAST 100,000 MILES IF NOT LONGER. IT IS ALSO MY OPINION THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR

CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER, BUT BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD CAR DIED. *TR

JUST FILLED UP CAR FULL TANK OF GAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING CAR DIED GOING 65 LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER 2 LANES WITHOUT BEING HIT. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND SOMETHING NEEDS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I HAVE 79,000 MILES ON CAR AND WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IVE SEEN I PLAN ON SELLING THIS PIECE OF CRAP AND BUY SOMETHING MORE TRUSTWORTHY I WAS STRANDED FOR ALMOST 2 HOURS IN THE COLD WAITING ON TOW TRUCK. NOW I HAVE TOO SEE HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME TOMORROW WHEN IT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WTF!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $880. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,774. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF

FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, 90K MILES ON A REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FUEL PUMP KEEPS QUITTING . *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR IN MY 2003 CAVALIER AND IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND DID MOMENTARILY THEN IT SPUTTERED AND DIED AGAIN. IT WILL NOT RESTART. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2003 CAVALIER ABOUT 80,000 KM ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT WITHOUT WARNING ON A FAIRLY BUSY ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION, AND I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AS WELL, WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR SITTING ON THE BUSY ROAD UNTIL IT GOT PICKED UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL. I JUST THANK GOODNESS THAT THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 110K AN HOUR BECAUSE ME AN MY FAMILY MAY NOT BE SITTING HERE RIGHT NOW(AND I HAD JUST HAD 2 LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS WITHIN THE PRIOR 2 WEEKS) THEY NEED TO RECALL AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK, LIKE $800. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. ONCE STARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE HORN IT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE FELT THAT THE RELAY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF MARCH 26, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 04/29/08 *BF

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, IT JUST QUIT ON ME. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. NOT ONLY DO I HAVE THE INCONVENIENCE AND COST OF HAVING TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO REPLACE. YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY DROP THE FUEL TANK. MOST NEWER CARS HAVE ANOTHER (EASIER) WAY TO DO IT, BUT NOT THE CAVALIER. *TR

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT DURING SNOW STORM. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE TURNING VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM THE ROADWAY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT WOULD NOT IDLE, CONTINUED TO STALL. VEHICLE IS NOW AT RESIDENCE AND WILL NOT START. *TR

ON FRIDAY NIGHT I PARKED MY CAR AS I USUALLY DO AND ON MONDAY MORNING AT 7:00 AM IT STARTED FINE. AFTER DROPPING OFF MY EIGHT YEAR OLD SON AT THE BEFORE CARE OF HIS SCHOOL, I DROVE 2.73 MILES AND MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE LIGHTS TURNED ON AFTER APPLYING SLIGHTLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL GOING NOT MORE THAN 30 MPH IN A 35 ZONE IN ORDER TO GO UP A SLIGHT, HARDLY NOTICEABLE INCLINE AND MY MILEAGE HAD JUST REACHED 83,934. I WAS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A SIDE TO PULL OVER TO AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE BECAUSE I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MOVE OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND AS FAR TO THE SIDE AS I POSSIBLY COULD. HERE I WAS NOW WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER STUCK NEAR ANOTHER SCHOOL WHERE PARENTS WERE HURRIEDLY TRYING TO DROP OFF THEIR CHILDREN AND TRAFFIC WAS BUILDING UP AROUND ME QUICKLY. I HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND TRY TO PUSH MY CAR AS FAR OUT OF THE WAY AS POSSIBLE (I AM ONLY A 119 LBS GIRL SO OF COURSE I DID NOT MAKE IT FAR). MY HUSBAND WAS STILL SLEEPING AND HE DID NOT HEAR MY FRANTIC CALLS, SO I HAD TO CALL A GIRL THAT LIVED ACROSS TOWN WHO I WORKED WITH TO REQUEST HER TO PICK-UP MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, CALL A TOW-TRUCK TO REQUEST THEM TO COME AND GET MY CAR OUT THE COMMUTERS WAY ASAP, AND I THEN WROTE A NOTE, PUT IT ON THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR WITH MY CELL # STATING THAT I WALKED TO SAFEWAY WHICH WAS 1.71 MILES BACK DOWN THE STREET IN ORDER TO MEET MY RIDE AS WE WERE NOT IN A SAFE AREA AND I WAS AFRAID OF T

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR TO THE STORE, I RETURNED TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR, IT STUTTERED AND I TRIED AGAIN. CAR WOULD NOT START, AFTER INSPECTING INTAKE I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE AND OIL IN IT. I CALLED FOR A TOW AND A DIAGNOSTIC FROM A SHOP TO FIND THAT I HAD 30PSI IN CYLINDERS 2,3 AND 170 IN CYL 1 AND 4. I NOW HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED, WENT TO START THE CAR TO GIVE SYMPTOMS OF A BAD FUEL PUMP. CAR NOW HAS 71,000 MILES. 3 DAYS AFTER BUYING A NEW IMPALA. PERHAPS CHEVY IS NOT THE BEST BRAND TO COMMIT TO. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED ON I-26 (IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC) AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED STALL (SEE NHTSA ACTION # EA07015). *TR

WINDSHIELD ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. PLASTIC CAP THAT BY FRICTION HOLDS ELBOW/JOINT OF BOTH CONTROL ARMS TO WIPER PIVOT POINT SEPARATED AND IS WORN AND WILL NOT HOLD. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE CHEAP PLASTIC CAP HAS FAILED. THE MOTOR WORKS FINE. INDEPENDANT REPAIR MAN SAYS HE SEES THIS " ALL THE TIME" PART VERY POORLY ENGINEERED NO RETAINING CLIP, COTTER NUT,OR SCREW TO GIVE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER 2.2L, SEDAN. FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY EARLY FOR SUCH A MAJOR COMPONENT TO FAIL AND NEED REPLACED. THE TANK NEEDED TO BE DRAINED, DROPPED AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. *TR

THERE WAS A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION ON A BUSY ROAD AT RUSH HOUR. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SOLELY DUE TO PURE LUCK, I HAD NOT YET ENTERED ONTO THE LOCAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER GM WARRANTY AND THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR TO ME WAS OVER $800. *TR

MY 2003 CAVALIER (49,198 MILES) BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 9:30 AT NIGHT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP/ FUEL FILTER. QUOTED ME $900 FOR EVERYTHING (DIAGNOSTIC, FUEL PUMP, AND LABOR). HAD A FRIEND WHO DID IT FOR ALOT CHEAPER THEN THAT. THEN THE WARRANTY I HAD ON IT EXPIRED AND GM FAILED TO TELL ME. I BOUGHT A EXTENDED WARRANTY AND APPARENTLY IT STARTED ON THE DAY I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK. WHY WOULD I WANT DOUBLE COVERAGE (MANUFACTURER'S AND EXTENDED)? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH 88,505 MILES BEGAN LOSING SPEED/ACCELERATION. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE ENGINE STOPPED. DRIVER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE. FUEL PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL GARAGE. RE: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA07015. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEV CAVALIER. OWNED IT FROM THE TIME IT HAD 4 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T READING QUITE CORRECTLY. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER READ THAT I WAS GOING 15 MILES AN HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND PEOPLE WERE TAILGATING ME. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHY UNTIL WHEN I CAME TO A STOP MY SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 20MPH. OVER TIME I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WILL READ AT 60MPH AT A DEAD STAND STILL. BUT THAT IS NOT EVEN THE HALF OF IT, IT STILL GOT WORSE. AT A STAND STILL IT WOULD READ 100MPH+ AND WHEN MOVING IT WOULD GO BACK OVER AND START AT 0MPH. RIDICULOUS!!! I HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES READ 260 DEGREES. I'VE CHECKED THE WATER AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE CAUSING MY TEMP TO READ EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND THERE ARE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD CLUSTER IS MESSED UP. SOMETIMES MY FUEL GAUGES WON'T EVEN READ CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM HAS JUST GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT CAN COST AS MUCH AS $1,000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE WAS WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SPEEDOMETER AND THERMOSTAT GAUGE ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, BUT ARE GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 2003 AND THE FIRST INSTRUMENT PANEL ONE WAS REPLACED ABOUT THREE-YEARS LATER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE COST TO US THEN WAS ABOUT $500. *TR

PLEASE ALSO SEE COMPLAINT ODI NUMBER 10218011, INVOLVING THE SECOND INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THE FIRST INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THERMOSTAT GAUGE DID NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND GAVE ERRONEOUS READINGS. THIS IS A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS LISTED ABOVE THAT OCCURRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THAT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AT A COST TO ME OF ABOUT $500. I DID NOT KEEP ALL THE PAPERWORK, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT THE JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE THAT DATA. THE "INCIDENT DATE" LISTED IS AN ESTIMATE, I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE OR YEAR EXACTLY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN 2006. MILEAGE AT THE TIME IS UNKNOWN. *TR

THE TRACTION-CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE DASHBOARD SHOWS THE "SERVICE," "ABS," AND "LOW TRAC" LIGHT. THESE TYPICALLY COME ON SOON AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED OR THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN DAMAGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF UNBURNED GASOLINE GOING INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHEN THE COIL FAILED. THE COIL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND TWO CYLINDERS STOPPED FIRING. I ONLY DROVE THE CAR ABOUT ONE-MILE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AFTER THE FAILURE (WHICH HAPPENED SUDDENLY). THE COIL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $400. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS INDICATES THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED. THE CAR CANNOT HAVE ITS REGISTRATION RENEWED WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SPORT COUPE WITH APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES ON IT. LAST NIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH GROCERIES IN MY CAR AT A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A VERY REPUTABLE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THIS MORNING THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS ARE GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $700. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I CAME ACROSS A MESSAGE BOARD WHERE OVER 330 POSTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-CAVALIER/TVINIC5TFU5SFSI5H ALSO, THE MECHANIC AT THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT HIS SHOP REPAIRS APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FUEL PUMPS ON CHEVROLET CAVALIERS EACH WEEK. HE STATED THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE WHEN THEY COME FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO WHEN THEY GET BETWEEN 60,000-80,000 MILES ON THEM, THEY FAIL WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. *TR

FUEL PUMP FAILED IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AT 80,000 MILES. *TR

HEADLAMPS HAVE A PLASTIC COVER THAT HAS "FOGGED" REDUCING VISIBILITY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER 1,500 ARE ON ORDER TO DATE, 2-11-2008. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE RUNNING GOING TO 0 RPM BUT RESTARTING. THE I FOUND IS EFFECTING ALL 2003 CAVILIERS , IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. I AM AT A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BECAUSE I HAD TO GET FIXED AND COULD NOT SHOP AROUND. I HAD TO SPEND OVER 600.00 AND I COULD NOT AFFIORD TO EVERYTHING THAT RECOMENDED DONE . THE CAR IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THE CARS SHOULD HAVE THERECALL. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MILES PER HOUR IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS NOT KILLED BY A TRUCK THIS IS A TRUCKING ROUTE IN FLORIDA. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS IT IS SO DANGEROUS AND IT IS HAPPENING WITH ALL CAVALIERS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON IT. AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CAVALIERS SO I GOOGLED IT AND IT TURNS OUT THERE WERE ALMOST 400 COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THERE FUEL PUMPS GO OUT ON THEIR 2003 CAVALIERS AT LOW MILEAGE, AND THOSE ARE JUST THE ONES ON GOOGLE. IM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE! AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WITH AS MANY CASES AS THERE ARE THAN IT WOULD BE A DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE AVERAGE PRICE TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP IS AROUND $700 AND I REALLY CANT AFFORD THAT MUCH. ANY KIND OF HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS *TR

MY CHEVY CAVALIER 2003 JUST STOPPED ON ME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. GOT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAS 45, 000 MILES AND ONLY USE IT FOR WORK COMMUTE WHICH IS 1 MILE ROUND TRIP. I HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. WHEN MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT--HE SAID NOT ANOTHER ONE! COME TO FIND OUT THAT FUEL INJECTION/PUMP FAILURE FOR THESE CARS IS NOTORIOUS. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MY CAR WAS THE SEVENTH IN THE LAST 8 MONTH. SAME MO--NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS AND SUDDENLY YOUR CAR JUST STOPS! REGARDLESS OF WEAR AND TEAR OR CAR MILEAGE. SO I GUESS I WAS LUCKY--I WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AND MECHANIC CUT ME A BREAK AT $700. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! AND YOU WONDER WHY THE GERMAN, JAPANESE CARS ARE OUT SELLING GOOD OLE USA. THIS WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE OF AMERICAN CAR, AND UNFORTUNATELY I WISH I HAD INSTEAD BOUGHT ANOTHER HONDA, OR MAZDA. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC I FOUND THAT OVER 300 OTHERS, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THIS MODEL 2003 IN PARTICULAR THAT CHEVY SHOULD LOOK INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, AND EARLIER THIS MORNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK AFTER I WAS ABLE TO ROLL IT INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING, I WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT COMING ON WHEN THE IGINITION WAS TURNED ON. I CAUGHT A RIDE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND BEGAN DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS WAS A COMMON TRAIT FOR THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THAT IS FUEL PUMP FAILURE AROUND 60,000+ MILES. MY CAVALIER HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR'S FAILURE WAS PERFECTLY DESCRIBED IN THE MANY FORUMS I READ OVER. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO CHECK FOR ANY OTHER RECALLS ON THIS YEAR CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA #PE07033 AND THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS #EA07-015 PERTAINED DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *CN

I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE 4 TIMES IN THIS CAR. IT FAILS SUCH THAT THE ENGINE IN ONLY RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS. TESTING HAS SHOWN THE COIL PACKS ARE OK AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ICM COMPUTER. *TR

NO START/NON-START SITUATION VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FUEL PUMP FAILURE DIAGNOSED. VEHICLE FIXED NEXT DAY AT COST TO OWNER. *TR

CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER UNEXPECTED FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 84,000 MILES. TURNED IGNITION OFF CAR AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES, TRIED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT RUN, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER INTO A GAS STATION WHEN MY ENGINE JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED CAUSING A VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO ALMOST REAR-END ME. MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTERWARDS AFTER A MANY TRIES. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY LOCAL GARAGE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES THEN (THIS WAS BACK IN SEPTEMBER). TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS $415.95. *TR