2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Complaints

VEHICLE IDLED WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND SENT THE CONSUMER ON HIS WAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $895.00. *AK *NM

TAIL/TURN LIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY BURNING. REPLACED THEM MANY TIMES. WHEN REPLACED CAN NOTICE ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL AND LIGHT BULBS PLASTIC BASE IS MELTED. HAVE MADE AN SCHEDULE TO TAKE TO DEALER, BUT NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME MATTER, FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE? IS THERE A FIX FOR IT? *JB

TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO STAY ON . TURN SIGNAL COULD TURN ITSELF ON/OFF. TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIME BY DEALERSHIP. BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *AK

I BOUGHT A NE 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ON 5/2/03. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. 7 OF WHICH WERE FOR BRAKE, TURN, AND/OR DASH LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ORIGINALLY, FUSES WERE BEING BLOWN. IN 3/04, I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A BAD SOCKET PROBLEM. IN 7/04, THE EXCUSE BECAME THAT THEY HAVE A "SPECIAL" GREASE THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT ON THE BULBS AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. I HAD TO RETURN MY CAR MOST RECENTLY ON 8/4/04 BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNALS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. WE WENT TO ARBITRATION ON 6/8/04. CHEVY MOTOR DIV. ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY CAR (BRAKE LIGHTS) PRIOR TO IT BEING RETURNED TO THE DEALER IN 3/04 AND FAXED A COPY OF THE BULLETIN THEY WROTE IN 4/04. HOWEVER, THEY ARGUED THAT THEY CORRECTED THE DEFECT W/ THE BULLETIN (VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT 3/12/04 WHEN MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED TO THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER RE: THE BULLETIN THAT WASN'T IN WRITTEN FORMAT UNTIL 4/24/04). MY ARBITRATION WAS DENIED BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE ARBITRATION SO THEY DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT HAD BEEN CORRECTED. SINCE JUNE, I'VE RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SINCE I'VE PURCHASED MY CAR, I'VE HAD FUSES REPLACED, FUSE LINKS INSTALLED TO 5 CIRCUIT BRANCHES, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED, HVAC CABLE AND SEAL REPLACED, CONVERTER SEAL REPLACED, SOCKETS REPLACED, AND BULBS REPLACED; AND ALL IN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR. IN THIS LAST TIME, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BULBS, REPLACED SOCKETS, AND PACKED SOCKETS WITH SPECIAL GREASE. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE A DEFECTIVE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. MY FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. *AK

POST ARBITRATION EVIDENCE IN RESPONSE TO NEW DOCUMENTS PROVIDED REQUEST REPURCHASE OF 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE CONSUMER WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION BECAUSE OF CONTINUING REAR LIGHT PROBLEMS. *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.*MR THE VEHICLE TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT THREE TIMES THEN THE CIRCUIT SHORTED OUT. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE. COLD STARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT STOP LIGHT OR STALL OUT COMPLETELY. THE DRIVER' S SIDE SPEAKER BLEW. THE CD PLAYER WOULD EJECT THE CD WHILE IT WAS PLAYING. THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR MADE NOISE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND RESET IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULBS ON THE LEFT SIDE 3 TIMES WITHIN 9 MONTHS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED . *AK