2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AT 65,000 MILES LAST YEAR.....DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS SUCH AN ISSUE UNTIL I WAS RESEARCHING IT. *TR

I HAVE AN '03 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 45,000 MILES. ON 11/5/08 TRYING TO GET HOME FROM WORK THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE FUEL PUMP CAN NOT BE HEARD WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THEIR HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BY DOT & GM, BUT NO RECALL. GM IS AWARE THAT GASOLINE PREMATURELY CORRODES THE STARTER ON THESE MODELS, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS VERY HIGH, & THE SERVICE LIFE OF THIS PART SHOULD BE MUCH GREATER, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT POSES A GREAT HAZARD IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 CAVALIER ON SUNDAY 11-2-08, THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WITH CARS BEHIND. IT LUCKILY HAPPENED BEFORE AN INTERSECTION SO I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. ANYWAYS MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. NOW I CAN'T EVEN START MY CAR. I SAW THERE ARE OVER 550 COMPLAINTS, IS CHEVY JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO RECALL THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED? WHILE DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED AND YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOSE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, A PERSON WILL HAVE A PRETTY SEVERE ACCIDENT. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE ALL 2003 CAVALIERS' FUEL PUMP, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO WASTE ON THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I PRETTY MUCH AM NEVER BUYING A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR

CLUSTER STOPS WORKING. READ ABOUT THIS ON SEVERAL FORUMS. SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY DEALER FOR FREE IF THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT! *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS. THE BOTH WERE COMPLETELY REPAIRED, THE REAR LIGHTS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS DUE TO POOR CONNECTIONS AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. *TR

CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER PUTTING GAS IN IT. CAR WAS TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, AND AFTER THREE DAYS CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN JUST DIED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FOR $100 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ON MAY 21ST AND NOW LESS THEN 6 MONTHS LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN! I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT AND ONCE AGAIN, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THE POSSIBLE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED, I WANTED TO SCREAM! HOW MANY TIMES AM I GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE CHEVY DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I'M A SINGLE MOM AND CAN'T AFFORD TO DUE THIS EVERY 6 MONTHS! AFTER MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY CHEVY CAVALIER, I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ISSUE CAN JUST BE CLOSED WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SEARCH THE INTERNET! THE FUEL PUMPS IN 2003 CHEVY CAVALIERS GO OUT REPEATEDLY! IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER 50,000 MILE MARK. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I JUST WANT TO FIX THE CAR SO I CAN GET RID OF IT. I FIND IT COMPLETELY INSANE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS MATTER. I FIND IT COMPLETELY INSANE THAT CHEVY IS REQUIRED TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM! NO MATTER HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR, THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL PUMP!! *TR

MY CAR ALMOST CAME TO COMPLETE STOP ON THE FREEWAY AFTER IT POST POWER AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY OFFRAMP. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. AFTER INTERNET SEARCHING, I SAW THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT IT SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. PUT MY NAME ON THAT COMPLAINT LIST. MAYBE AFTER SOMEONE DIES WILL THEY GET THE PART RECALLED. *TR

MY FUEL PUMP GAVE OUT ON A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AFTER 86,000 MILES OF PROPER MAINTENANCE. I'M NOT REALLY SURE OF THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF CAVY'S, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I AM HAVING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WITH 700 DOLLARS!!! PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS TO SEE IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE RECALL ON FUEL PUMPS OF CHEVY CAVALIERS BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO COME OUT OF POCKET 700 DOLLARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED TO SHUT OFF. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. *TR