2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

OPERATING 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN ENGINE QUIT/STALLED. GLIDED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. FORTUNATELY AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED ALTHOUGH THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

IT SEEMS EVER ONE HAD 60 GRAND OR BETTER UNTIL A FUEL PUMP WENT. MY CAR HAD 35,000 WHEN IT WENT ON ME. NOW I HAVE A QUESTION: I STILL HAVE THE SAME 2003 CAVACRAP AND NOW IT HAS AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEM. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE WATER TEMP. GAUGE NEEDLE MOVING ALL THE WAY TO THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. THIS PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF EVER ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR. NOW ALL THE INSTRUMENTS ARE WHACKED OUT AND IT WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF. THE CAR STILL RUNS FINE (45,000 ON IT NOW) EVEN WITH THE PROBLEM I HAVE NOW. ANY HELP?? THANKS IN ADVANCE I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE THIS BUT IT SEEMS THAT I CAN NOT FIND IT. SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEMS A WAS HAVING, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT CHEVY DOES NOT TAKE CARE OF THERE PEOPLE!!! THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. I WAS IN THE MARKED AND DID NOT LOOK AT CHEVY FOR A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I BOUGHT A FORD RANGER. IT NOW HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL GOING STRONG!!! I WAS A CHEVY MAN FOR 22 YEARS AND NOW I AM NOT!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WENT TO A TIRE SHOP. BOTH REAR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL. THE AUTO SHOP COULD NOT ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, BOTH REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT BEYOND THE POINT WHERE IT COULD BE ADJUSTED; THEREFORE, IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE AXLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE REAR TIRE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,238.

ON 8/21/2008 MY DAUGHTER WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF HER SCHOOL. THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND STALLED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT SHE HAD MADE IT TO SCHOOL BEFORE IT QUIT. HER SCHOOL IS ON HWY 90 OUTSIDE NEW ORLEANS AND IS A MAJOR ROAD WAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN UGLY HAD IT STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE FUEL PUMP B THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY AND THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND LATER TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING, CAR STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RE-START. AUTO WAS TOWED TO GARAGE AND DIAGNOSED WITH FUEL PUMP FAILURE. AUTO HAD APPROXIMATELY 32,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TESTED, BUT THERE STILL WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEN THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000.

THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A CRASH RELATED COMPLAINT, IT MAY BE CONSIDERED A MINOR DEFECT RELATED ISSUE. I AM A REPAIR FACILITY, WE HAVE A TRANSMISSION REMOVED FROM A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER FOR REPAIR, THE WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I AM WORKING WITH NEEDED TO VERIFY MILES, SO WE HOOKED UP THE BATTERY WITH THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE CAR, THE ODOMETER MOVED FORWARD 17 MILES. EVERY TIME I HOOK UP THE BATTERY AND DISCONNECT IT, THE ODOMETER MOVES FORWARD 17 MILES. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE TO THIS CAR, SO I DISCONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS TO A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER, THEN CONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, IT ALSO ROLLED THE ODOMETER FORWARD WITH EACH CONNECTION AT A RATE OF 8 MILES. NO ONE AT GM HAS EVER HEARD OF THIS, I WILL CONTINUE TO TEST OTHER PRODUCTS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

COMING HOME FROM MILWAUKEE AT 12:30 AM WITH SON AFTER SEEING RACE IN SLINGER, WI. ON INTERSTATE, CAR LOST COMPLETE ENGINE POWER AND BECAME DEAD. CLOSEST GM DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN, WI WENT OUT OF BUSINESS LAST YEAR (PER TOW TRUCK DRIVER). HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD FUEL PUMP AND A PRICE OF OVER $800. CAME TO PICK UP WITH A TRAILER AND ASKED FOR HELP PUSHING CAR ON TRAILER. THEY SAID YOU COULD DRIVE IT UP AS THE MECHANIC TAPPED THE FUEL TANK AND IT STARTED. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK A FEW TIMES LAST WEEK WITH NO PROBLEMS. I EXPLAINED THIS TO GM, TOLD THEM ABOUT THEIR POOR DESIGN AND THAT THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE IT WILL FAIL AT ANY TIME AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WAS GIVEN CASE #71-648948392 (TOLD NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE PER MY VIN #). CHECKED ON INTERNET (TOPIX.COM) AND OVER 400 HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR