2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000. UPDATED 1/02/08 . *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT START. AFTER A TOW TO THE CHEVY DEALER, FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS REPLACED. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL PUMP FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE IS NOT THE ONLY CUSTOMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. SHE SAYS HER VEHICLE ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT AS DID OTHERS. WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING FUEL TO START UP THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,400. UPDATED 11/06/07 *TR

2003 CAVALIER FUEL PUMP, FIRST FAILURE WAS JUNE/JULY 2007 (70,000), DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CAR STALLED AT 60MPH THEN WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED, MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. CAR RAN FINE FOR MONTHS WITH NO INDICATION THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SECOND FAILURE SEPT 2007 (110,000), DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN HIGH TRAFFIC HIGH SPEED, CAR STALLED OUT AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT. WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IT HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I JUST HOPE NO ONE HAS TO DIE ON AN INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF THIS BEFORE A RECALL IS MADE. COST OF REPAIR AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH AND NOT USING GM PARTS OR DEALER SERVICE WAS EST. $360 + TOW. OLD PART WILL BE SITTING HERE WAITING FOR A RECALL. *TR

2003 CHEVY CAVALIER W/56,000 MILES. CAR STALLED AND DIED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER. REPLACED THAT. TOTAL COST OF TOW AND FILTER - $250. THE NEXT WEEK, TOOK A TRIP, DROVE 200 MILES AND CAR STALLED AND DIED AGAIN. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP. THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND OXYGEN SENSOR. TOTAL COST OF THAT TOW AND REPLACEMENT - $1600. *TR

THE FRONT DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER WOULD NOT BLOW AIR. THE VENTILATION CONTROL CABLE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS A "KINK" IN THE CABLE THAT CAUSED THE AIR TO NOT BE DIRECTED TO THE DEFROSTER. THE SERVICE TECH RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT USE THE RECIRCULATE FUNCTION ON MY VENTILATION SYSTEM AS IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE CONTROL IS IN THAT POSITION, THE CABLE WILL START TO "KINK." THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE EVERY FUNCTION ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER LS SPORT SEDAN STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE SPEED LIMIT IS APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, BUT I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 40 STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STANDING STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SERVICE, IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE CAR HAS 40,404 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. *TR

YESTERDAY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AS HE SLOWED DOWN THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR ONCE AND THE CAR DEALER LINDSAY CHEVROLET SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I AM NOW FINDING THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,171.