2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

PURCHASED 2003 CHEVY. CAVALIER USED AND THE DEFROSTER AND FLOOR HEATING VENTS DO NOT WORK. AIR ONLY COMES THROUGH THE FACE VENTS. MAKES IT DIFFICULT IN COLD TEMPS. TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDOW AND IF THE CAR IS NOT COMPLETELY HEATED INSIDE, I WILL SOMETIMES HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SCRAPE THE INSIDE OF MY WINDOWS SO I CAN SEE OUT. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED USING CRUISE CONTROL. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOPE BADLY, THE CAR LOST VELOCITY AND SLOWED, THEN REVVED BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON. THE NEXT TIME I HAD AN ISSUE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER WOULD CLICK, BUT THERE WAS AN IGNITION ISSUE. RELIABLE CHEVROLET (DALLAS) REPORTED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED IT FOR $900 INCLUDING LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE PART, THEN THE NEXT WEEK AN IGNITION SENSOR FAILED. THIS WAS REPLACED FREE-OF-CHARGE FOR MISSING IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER. LATELY WHEN I WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. @ DAYS AGO IT FELT THE SAME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. THEN IT DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WANTED TO START BUT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE. THE CAR DOCTOR CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SAID IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS $760.00. *TR

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY WIFE'S CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WAS ABLE TO GET IT PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE WITHOUT INCIDENT DUE TO LOW TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH A SINGLE PART ON THIS VEHICLE THAT IS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. I CALLED CHEVROLET TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THAT I WAS 99% SURE THAT IT HAD FAILED AGAIN (FOR THE 4TH TIME), AND WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT (FOR THE 4TH TIME). BECAUSE I HAD THE 'RIGHT UPPER STRUT MOUNT & BEARING' REPLACED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES, I FELT THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE PART AND ALSO HOPED THAT CHEVROLET WOULD PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. IT IS MY OPINION (AND HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN OTHERWISE BY CHEVROLET OR ANYBODY AT CHEVROLET), THAT THE UPPER STRUT MOUNT IS AN AUTOMOTIVE PART THAT SHOULD AT LEAST LAST 100,000 MILES IF NOT LONGER. IT IS ALSO MY OPINION THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *TR

CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER, BUT BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD CAR DIED. *TR

JUST FILLED UP CAR FULL TANK OF GAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING CAR DIED GOING 65 LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER 2 LANES WITHOUT BEING HIT. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND SOMETHING NEEDS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! I HAVE 79,000 MILES ON CAR AND WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IVE SEEN I PLAN ON SELLING THIS PIECE OF CRAP AND BUY SOMETHING MORE TRUSTWORTHY I WAS STRANDED FOR ALMOST 2 HOURS IN THE COLD WAITING ON TOW TRUCK. NOW I HAVE TOO SEE HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME TOMORROW WHEN IT SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WTF!!!! *TR

FUEL PUMP HAS GONE BAD IN MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER, 90K MILES ON A REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $880. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,774. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR IN MY 2003 CAVALIER AND IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND DID MOMENTARILY THEN IT SPUTTERED AND DIED AGAIN. IT WILL NOT RESTART. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR