2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

WHEN DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT INCREASING AFTER EACH TIME I STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN I STOPPED, THE SPEED READ 25. I WENT 45 MPH, IT WENT TO 70 MPH. ETC. IT NOW RESTS IN VERTICAL POSITION FACING DOWN. THE GAS GAUGE HAS ALSO BEGUN TO GO HAYWIRE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD LONGER CAN GO INTO CRUISE CONTROL (WITHOUT WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SHUTTING OFF), I AM THINKING BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDOMETER OR CLUSTER. EITHER WAY, IT NOW NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. SEEING EVERYONE'S COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND WITH "GOVERNMENT MOTORS" NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I WILL NOT PUT MY TRUST IN THEIR BRAND ON ANY FUTURE VEHICLES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON MY 2005 CAVALIER. GOOD THING FOR A GPS... *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I WAS TRAVELING AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ABOUT 40 MPH AND I LOOKED DOWN AND MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 65 MPH. WHEN I CAM TO A STOP MY SPEEDOMETER ONLY WENT DOWN TO 25 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DOWN TO 0. ONE WEEK LATER IT WENT UP AND DIDN'T GO BELOW 35 MPH AND IT HAS KEPT INCREASING. NOW WHEN I GET IN THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER IS AT 95MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE ITEMS. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $500 AND MAKES IT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR IT TO BE FEASIBLE. *TR

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND CAR JUST KONKED OUT AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I TRIED AND TRIED BUT TO NO AVAIL. HAD TO PUSH IT INTO A GAS STATION ABOUT 100 YARDS, NOT EASY AS A 50 YEAR OLD FEMALE (NO ONE STOPPED TO HELP ME, JUST SPED BY). I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON-LINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN HABITUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. IT ONLY HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST PURCHASED THE FIRST PART OF 2012???? WHAT IS UP? THIS MANY PROBLEMS SHOULD HAVE INVOLVED A RECALL! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER STALLS : CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP , PRESSURE SOLENOID SWITCH ,TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID .TIRED OF THIS AND NO ONE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT STILL STALLS AND ALL EVERYONE CAN DO IS GUESS AT WHAT IT IS I HATE MY CAVALIER THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOT THAT FIXED AFTER THREE CONVERTERS HELP. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT TOP SPEED WHEN CAR DIED. GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED. HAD TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. A YEAR LATER THE NEW FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. A YEAR LATER THAT PUMP WENT OUT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FOURTH FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND IT IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. CAR IS NOT SAFE AS THIS HAPPENS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND LEAVES YOU WITH NO CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC MOVING AT TOP SPEED. *TR

I'VE OWNED TWO DIFFERENT 2003 CHEVY CAVALIERS AND IN BOTH CARS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLES. I WENT THROUGH TWO FUEL PUMPS IN MY FIRST CAVALIER AND I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAVALIER AFTER THE FIRST WAS WRECKED AND MY SECOND CAVI LOST ITS PUMP NOW. I KNOW OF CARS WITH 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT WITHOUT HAVING A SINGLE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. HE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY GAUGE CLUSTER WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. VERY UNSAFE, I WAS UNSURE OF THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND IT IS ONE OF THE HOTTER DAYS OF THE YEAR!!!! LOOKED ON-LINE AND FOUND HOW COMMON THIS ISSUE IS. I CANT SEE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, HOW HOT MY CAR IS, HOW FAST IM GOING, OR HOW HARD MY CAR IS WORKING. IF THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS FAILING SO WIDELY IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!!!!!!! VERY VERY VERY UNSAFE. TRIED TO TAKE TO ADVANCED AND THEY WONT READ THE CODE AS ITS NOT A STANDARD CODE (?) GM YOU ARE LOOSING CUSTOMERS FAST AND PUTTING THOUSANDS OF LIVES AT RISK BY LETTING THIS CONTINUE TO GO PAST YOU AND ALL FOR THE SAKE OF A LITTLE MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM YOU SOLD TO US? IF YOU CAN RECALL THE SAME ISSUE ON SOME OF YOUR TRUCKS YOU CAN ON THIS CAR AS WELL, DISCONTINUED OR NOT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,900.

OWNER OBJECTS TO GM'S ASSERTION THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT NOTICE AND LEFT AUTO OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. ENGINE STUMBLED ONCE AND THEN STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN SNOW- COVERED ROAD. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND IN-TANK FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. OWNER HAS ALWAYS BEEN CAREFUL TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 1/4 TANK LEVEL AS THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN WIDELY PUBLICIZED. EARLIER MODEL 1993 CAVALIER WENT TWICE THIS MILEAGE WITHOUT ANY FUEL PUMP FAILURES. *TR