2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

HEADLAMPS HAVE A PLASTIC COVER THAT HAS "FOGGED" REDUCING VISIBILITY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER 1,500 ARE ON ORDER TO DATE, 2-11-2008. *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE RUNNING GOING TO 0 RPM BUT RESTARTING. THE I FOUND IS EFFECTING ALL 2003 CAVILIERS , IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. I AM AT A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BECAUSE I HAD TO GET FIXED AND COULD NOT SHOP AROUND. I HAD TO SPEND OVER 600.00 AND I COULD NOT AFFIORD TO EVERYTHING THAT RECOMENDED DONE . THE CAR IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF, IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THE CARS SHOULD HAVE THERECALL. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MILES PER HOUR IT IS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS NOT KILLED BY A TRUCK THIS IS A TRUCKING ROUTE IN FLORIDA. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS IT IS SO DANGEROUS AND IT IS HAPPENING WITH ALL CAVALIERS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER A FEW MONTHS AGO. IT HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON IT. AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CAVALIERS SO I GOOGLED IT AND IT TURNS OUT THERE WERE ALMOST 400 COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THERE FUEL PUMPS GO OUT ON THEIR 2003 CAVALIERS AT LOW MILEAGE, AND THOSE ARE JUST THE ONES ON GOOGLE. IM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE! AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WITH AS MANY CASES AS THERE ARE THAN IT WOULD BE A DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE AVERAGE PRICE TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP IS AROUND $700 AND I REALLY CANT AFFORD THAT MUCH. ANY KIND OF HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS *TR

MY CHEVY CAVALIER 2003 JUST STOPPED ON ME WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. GOT TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAS 45, 000 MILES AND ONLY USE IT FOR WORK COMMUTE WHICH IS 1 MILE ROUND TRIP. I HAVE HAD OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. WHEN MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT--HE SAID NOT ANOTHER ONE! COME TO FIND OUT THAT FUEL INJECTION/PUMP FAILURE FOR THESE CARS IS NOTORIOUS. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT MY CAR WAS THE SEVENTH IN THE LAST 8 MONTH. SAME MO--NO INDICATION OF PROBLEMS AND SUDDENLY YOUR CAR JUST STOPS! REGARDLESS OF WEAR AND TEAR OR CAR MILEAGE. SO I GUESS I WAS LUCKY--I WAS NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AND MECHANIC CUT ME A BREAK AT $700. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! AND YOU WONDER WHY THE GERMAN, JAPANESE CARS ARE OUT SELLING GOOD OLE USA. THIS WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE OF AMERICAN CAR, AND UNFORTUNATELY I WISH I HAD INSTEAD BOUGHT ANOTHER HONDA, OR MAZDA. *TR

I HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC I FOUND THAT OVER 300 OTHERS, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. I FEEL THAT IF THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THIS MODEL 2003 IN PARTICULAR THAT CHEVY SHOULD LOOK INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE 4 TIMES IN THIS CAR. IT FAILS SUCH THAT THE ENGINE IN ONLY RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS. TESTING HAS SHOWN THE COIL PACKS ARE OK AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ICM COMPUTER. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, AND EARLIER THIS MORNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK AFTER I WAS ABLE TO ROLL IT INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING, I WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT COMING ON WHEN THE IGINITION WAS TURNED ON. I CAUGHT A RIDE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND BEGAN DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THIS WAS A COMMON TRAIT FOR THE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THAT IS FUEL PUMP FAILURE AROUND 60,000+ MILES. MY CAVALIER HAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR'S FAILURE WAS PERFECTLY DESCRIBED IN THE MANY FORUMS I READ OVER. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO CHECK FOR ANY OTHER RECALLS ON THIS YEAR CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA #PE07033 AND THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS #EA07-015 PERTAINED DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *CN

NO START/NON-START SITUATION VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FUEL PUMP FAILURE DIAGNOSED. VEHICLE FIXED NEXT DAY AT COST TO OWNER. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER UNEXPECTED FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 84,000 MILES. TURNED IGNITION OFF CAR AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES, TRIED TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART. FUEL PUMP WOULD NOT RUN, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. *TR

2003 CAVALIER HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES HAVING OCCURRED IN THE PAST. THE FUEL PUMP SUDDENLY WENT OUT ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC AFTER IT STALLED WHILE TRYING IT. *TR