2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

CONSUMER FILLED TANK UP, WHILE STILL HAVING OVER A HALF A TANK, CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. CAR TOWED TO GOODYEAR. FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE OF 678.00. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER A LOT OF CHEVROLET CARS FAIRLY NEW AND LOW MILEAGE HAVE BEEN COMING IN TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *JB

THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT IS STUCK AT 40 MPH WHILE STANDING STILL, ON ACCELERATION IT WILL RISE ACCORDING TO THE SPEED ATTAINED. *JB

I JUST GOT THIS CAR AT A USED CAR LOT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND IT RAINED ONE NIGHT AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY SO I TRIED TO PUT ON THE DEFROSTER AND IT WOULD NOT WORK NO MATTER WHERE I MOVED THE SWITCH IT WOULD ONLY BLOW THE AIR FORWARD SO I HAD TO PULL OVER EVERY LITTLE WHILE AND WIPE IT OFF JUST SO I COULD GET HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE FLOW OF AIR WAS BROKEN AND HE TRIED TO GET ONE FROM THE JUNK YARD AND SAID 3 OUT OF 5 CAVALIERS OF AROUND THE SAME YEAR 2003 HAD THE SAME CABLE BROKEN THE SAME WAY AND HE TOLD ME THE FLAP THAT THE CABLE CONTROLS WAS STICKING AND CAUSING IT TO BREAK SO I TOLD HIM TO LEAVE THE SAME CABLE ON THE CAR AND HE PUT THE FLAP TO THE DEFROST POSITION MANUALLY IN CASE IT RAINS AGAIN IT SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU CANT SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING THIS IS IN THE SUMMER TIME THAT I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE WINTER TIME. *JB

9-17-2005 - CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED TO FLOOR AND STAYED ON FLOOR, CAR WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR. CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FOUND AT FAULT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 7-19-2006 - CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED TO FLOOR AND BARELY CAME UP OFF FLOOR. VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT GRINDING GEARS. CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FOUND AT FAULT AND REPLACED. CUSTOMER AND DEALER SPLIT COST OF REPAIRS. 7-25-2006 - CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSED TO FLOOR AND BARELY CAME UP OFF FLOOR. VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT GRINDING GEARS. SUSPECT MASTER CYLINDER IS AGAIN AT FAULT, CAR IS PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED. **VERY NEARLY CAUSED AND ACCIDENT WHEN CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. NOTE: NHTSA # 10005459 AND 10019423 FOR SAME PROBLEMS. *NM

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A JERSEY BARRIER WHICH TOTALED THE CAR AND CAUSED INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT SOMETHING SEEMED TO LET GO IN THE STEERING RACK. THE STEERING WHEEL CAN TURN 8 TO 12 INCHES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT MOVING THE WHEELS. *JB

ON FEB. 15 2005 I WAS DRIVING A 2003 CAVALIER WHEN. AS I WAS DRIVING AND SWITCHING LINES MY LIGHT TURNED RED AND I DID NOT REALIZE IT. I WENT THROUGH CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. MY SPEED WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 14-20 M.P.H. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT TEN M.P.H. OR SO. THE BUMPER OF MY CAR IS COMPLETELY OFF AND IS NOW BEING REPAIRED. I WAS NOT SEVERELY INJURED BUT I WAS VERY APPALLED AT HOW THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS NOT WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FAULTY AND I ALSO PLAN TO FILE A LAWSUIT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER'S READING. THE TWO NEEDLES SOMETIMES HIT EACH OTHER. ALSO, THE GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO GO AROUND. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN REPAIR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO THEM. *AK UPDATED 2/9/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WENT ERRATIC, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO 260 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE, AND THEY DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE HORN MODULE WENT OUT. THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A SERVICE DEALER THAT DID NOT TELL HER THE CAUSE. SHE BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. *AK UPDATED 11/30/05. *JB