2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH AROUND 57,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON IT. I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE AND HAVE IT REPLACED WHICH RAN ME ABOUT 500 DOLLARS. *TR

ENGINE STALLED SUDDENLY & WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 59,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. HAD TO FLAG PEOPLE DOWN TO HELP PUSH IT OFF OF THE ROAD. TURNS OUT TO BE A BAD FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT DOWN WITHIN 75 YARDS. WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER WAITING NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, WAITING, ETC. . HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *JB

WHILE CRUISING AT 55 MPH ENGINE SURGED SEVERAL TIMES THEN SIMPLY QUIT ON BUSY HIGHWAY. APPROX 78,000 MILES. HAD TO TOW 35 MILES AND FACED WITH VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT! *JB

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS STALLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEEDS NOT OVER 25 MPH. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND IT DEFINITELY COULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG PROBLEM AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, BECAUSE YOU LOSE EVERYTHING WHEN IT DIES. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP , ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, HAS LESS THAN 32,000 MILES ON IT, AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED PER DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS. THE CARS WARRANTY WAS THE 3 YEAR/ 30,000 MILE WARRANTY, SO THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED WITH THE REPAIR BILL. THERE IS SOMETHING NOT QUITE RIGHT ABOUT THIS CAR EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED, AT TIMES IT GOES BY ITSELF WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL- I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN. *JB

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLED OUT WHILE GOING 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THIS FORUM INCLUDING 120 SIMILAR EXPERIENCES: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-CAVALIER/TVINIC5TFU5SFSI5H THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $650 DOLLARS, WHICH INCLUDES TOWING, LABOR AND PARTS. *JB

SITTING IN DRIVE-THRU AND MOTOR QUIT. HAD TO PUSH CAR TO PARKING SPOT. TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO FUEL PRESSURE FROM FUEL PUMP. REPLACED FUEL PUMP ASSY. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH 55,000 MILES WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ONE DAY AFTER DOING SOME GROCERY SHOPPING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT STALLED. TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE CAR STALLED AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT START UP AND STAYED ON. I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER AND IT STARTED TO SETTLE DOWN. I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE IT HOME WHERE THERE IS AN AUTO SHOP I USE RIGHT BY MY HOUSE. THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE IT EVEN A 1/2 MILE (ONLY TO THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT) WHERE IT STALLED AT THE RED LIGHT LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUY INTERSECTION. I HAD SOME GUYS FROM A LOCAL GOODYEAR SHOP HELP ME PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO THEIR PARKING LOT, FROM WHICH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL SHOP. ON INVESTIGATION THE CAR NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP, WHICH A GM AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD SELL FOR $700. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE GAS TANK WITH A HAMMER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED TEMPORARILY. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION (# PE 07033) REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.