2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS AND ON DEC. 25 WHEN I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST BUTTON SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I COULD NOT GET THE REAR DEFROST TO TURN OFF SO I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND REMOVE THE FUSE TO IT. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE FUSE TO THEM IS STILL GOOD, I REPLACED IT JUST IN CASE BUT THE WINDOWS STILL DO NOT WORK. THE ODOMETER HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING SO I HAVE HAD TO GUESS MY SPEED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE REAR DEFROST DOES NOT WORK I CANNOT SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW ON COLD DAYS, I ALSO CANNOT TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AND THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR IS DUE FOR INSPECTION NEXT MONTH AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND RELY ON IT TO GET TO AND FROM WORK EVERYDAY. I HAVE ALSO PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AS I FEEL THAT THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED ARE A RESULT OF POOR OR HURRIED WORKMANSHIP IN THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE'S MANUFACTURE. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLED WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST GOT KILLED. JUST ANOTHER DEFECT IN THIS CAR. I KEEP REPORTING STUFF AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE LISTENING. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER SPEEDOMETER FAILED AT 49,240 MILES. RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY UNSAFE DRIVING SPEED IN OTHERWISE PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I WAS RETURNING HOME AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR HAD AN EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. I WAS SURPRISED BY THIS BECAUSE IT WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN MY CARS PERFORMANCE. I HAD NOT BEEN HAVING ANY TROUBLE BEFORE THIS. AFTER I PARKED MY CAR AND TURNED IT OFF I LATER ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE. IT WOULD NOT START. THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING TURNED OVER FINE IT JUST DID NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING FUEL. I THEN TURNED THE KEY ON AND OFF AND REALIZED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT RUNNING. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2003 CAVALIERS. THANKFULLY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR. I WILL BE SPENDING MY WEEKEND REPLACING MY FUEL PUMP. I WILL KEEP THE DEAD PUMP IF IT IS NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION. *TR

STARTED THE CAR UP IN THE MORNING AS NORMAL TO WARM THE CAR UP ( ABOUT 5 MINS). DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE TO ROYAL FARMS. I SHUT DOWN THE CAR TO GO INSIDE AND I RETURNED TO THE CAR TO START IT UP. AT FIRST IT STARTED UP BUT VERY RUFF AND THEN STALLED OUT AFTER THAT IT DID NOT FIRE UP ANYMORE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME WHERE I FOUND OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAS GONE UP. I HAVE HAD IDLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE PROBLEM GO SIDE BY SIDE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER JUMPS AND DOESN'T DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED PRE-OWNED 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER STALLED, THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE SINCE. IT SOUNDS AS IF IT WANTS TO START BUT WILL NOT. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME... *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ASSUMING IT WAS JUST THE FLOAT, I DECIDED I WOULD IGNORE IT AND USE THE TRIP ODOMETER TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD LEFT. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE WENT WELL PAST FULL, INTO THE REALM OF WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO TANKS OF FULL, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE COULD NOT MOVE. EVENTUALLY, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WENT PAST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE (NOW AT WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TWO AND A HALF TANKS) WHICH FREED THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE TO ACTUALLY REGISTER. NOW, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING, RESTING AT THE HALF WAY POINT EVEN AFTER THE CAR SAT ALL NIGHT IN OUR RECENT FRIGID TEMPERATURES. IT NOW RUNS IN THE RED EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. NOW, THE SPEEDOMETER IS SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTIONING, AS IT READS 5 MPH THOUGH I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. RESEARCH ON VARIOUS INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS SUGGEST THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NOT ONLY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIERS, BUT OTHER YEARS AND MODELS OF CHEVY VEHICLES. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO GM THAT A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, I WAS GREETED WITH "THERE'S NO RECALL, IT'S NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, CAN'T HELP, YOUR PROBLEM, DEAL WITH IT." FOLLOWING THIS LOGIC, WHAT'S STOPPING GM FROM CREATING MORE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES? THEY'VE ADOPTED THE ATTITUDE IT'S "NOT THEIR PROBLEM." AT WHAT POINT IS A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM WORTHY OF A RECALL? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND THE FUEL PUMP HAS WENT OUT .....CAR ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM ONLINE I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.I ALSO NOTICED YALL HAVE INVESTIGATED SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ALSO ...THE CASE WAS CLOSED DUE TO NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINING! I REALLY THINK THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED....IT IS COSTING US 600-1000 DOLLARS TO FIX! PLEASE OPEN THE INVESTIGATION AGAIN! *TR

FUEL PUMP GOES OUT AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I OWN OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE 3 TIMES THIS MILEAGE BEFORE I HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL PUMP. *TR