2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

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

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 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.

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