2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND COAST TO A GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $722. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAMILY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND WOULD COST $900 TO REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO PARK, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

DURING THE TIME OF JUNE 24 2007 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHERE THE VALVE STEM BLOW OUT OF A TIRE AND THE TIRE BLEW OF THE RIM AT NIGHT CAUSING MY CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH EMBANKMENT AND CAUSE THE CAR TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE TOTAL AND I THEN CONTACTED THE COMPANY OF FIRESTONE ON RESEARCH BLVD HERE IN AUSTIN TX .I WAS INJURED WITH NECK PAINS AND BACK PAINS . CALL #200703564 ELGIN TEXAS 78621 ELGIN POLICE DEPARTMENT #5122855757. *TR

THE CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS (UP TO 15 MPH) AND HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY DOING SO LATELY. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER WHEN THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS CROSSING A HIGHWAY. MY WIFE HAS BEEN NEARLY HIT SEVERAL TIMES AND I AM FEARING THAT IF A RECALL ISN'T GIVEN ON THESE CARS PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY WIFE AND I, MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP TO SEE IF THIS HELPS THE PROBLEM. THE MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/11/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL) IN 2006. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE REPEATEDLY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,011.

1) 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER 80,000 MILES WOULD NOT START 2) CAR DID NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED INTO AN AUTO SHOP 3) A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS ORDERED ADN REPLACED, NOW CAR IS RUNNING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,011.

FUEL PUMP FAILED ON ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF PROBLEM OR WEAR. HAD THE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION, THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH OR TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION. *TR