2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

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  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - FARGO, ND

    MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ONLY HAS 58,607 MILES ON IT BUT THE FUEL PUMP DIED LAST WEEK. A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH 2003 CAVALIER'S HAVE FUEL PUMP FAILURE AROUND 60,000 MILES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I PAID $627. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY, EITHER. RECALL OR REFUND! *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - BALTIMORE, MD

    MY CAR AFTER BEING KEPT UP SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR BRAND NEW JUST STOPPED WORKING THE OTHER DAY. NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT IS MY FUEL PUMP AND TO COME TO THIS SITE BECAUSE 1,000S UPON 1,000S OF CUSTOMER WITH 2003 CHEVY. CAV. HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS IS NOT BEING RECALLED. THERE TELLING ME THIS IS GOING TO BE A COST OF OVER 700$ FOR PARTS AND LABOR. WHAT ABOUT THE TOW AND THE FACT I BROKE DOWN IN THE RAIN AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY CARS??? THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - WHITSETT, NC

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY, FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO START. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - GIBRALTAR, MI

    2003 CHEVY CAVALIER JUST STALLS OUT IN LEFT HAND TURN LANE, NO WARNING HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED AWAY FUEL PUMP GONE ONLY 60,000 MILES JUST PAID THE CAR OFF AND HOW BIG BILL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - INDIANAPOLIS, IN

    OUR 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, WARRANTY JUST ENDED IN APRIL 08, IN AUGUST 2008 OUR CAR WAS RUNNING FINE ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT IT DIED AND WOULD NOT RE-START. CHANGED FUEL FILTER BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. TOOK TO GM SHOP, AFTER $670.00 IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RELAY SWITCH. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE RECALL ON THESE FUEL PUMPS. GM DEALER TOLD ME TO HANG ONTO MY RECEIPT SO I COULD BE REIMBURSED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - WINFIELD, IL

    AUTOMOBILE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING DURING NIGHTTIME OPERATION ON HIGHWAY. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 63,815 MILES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE PREMATURE AND EXPENSIVE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP ON THESE AUTOMOBILES IS QUITE COMMON. TOTAL INCIDENT COST: $907.27.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - PHOENIX, AZ

    CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING ABSOLUTELY FINE UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AFTER PICKING UP A PACKAGE AT UPS STORE. FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT COST $530. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - INDEPENDENCE, KY

    WAS DRIVING AND CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED AS IF OUT OF GAS. HAD CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. QUOTED PRICE FOR REPAIR IS UPWARDS OF 800.00. THE STALL OCCURRED ON A BUSY BRIDGE AT RUSH HOUR. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS AN ONGOING HIGH FAIL ITEM THAT IS A CLEAR DANGER TO OUR HIGHWAYS. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - REESEVILLE, WI

    CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. NOT A VERY GOOD SITUATION TO BE IN. 60,000 MILES PURCHASED BRAND NEW. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT AND TOWING COSTS. STRANDED ON MAJOR INTERSTATE. VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS. WHAT A POOR PRODUCT. EVIDENTLY THIS IS NOTORIOUS FOR THE 03 CHEVY CAVALIER. THANKS GM. WHERE IS THE RECALL? *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
    - CASTLETON, NY

    OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR CAR WHEN THE MOTOR SUDDENLY DIED. SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. I HAD OUR REPAIR SHOP TOW THE CAR FOR REPAIR. BILL: $706. PART: FUEL PUMP/UNIT. IT IS A GOOD THING THAT SHE WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. THESE FUEL PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE AND REPRESENT A DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THESE CARS. GM NEEDS TO BE MADE TO INITIATE A RECALL! *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE