2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

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

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