2000 Chevrolet Cavalier: fuel pump failure

Filed Feb 28, 2009 · Fuel system · 169,000 miles · OH

2000 cavalier fuel pump went out chevrolet ---this seems to be a very common problem with a very expensive solution 280 for a new one plus the aggravation of trying to take apart and replace the hoses why don't they just recall these cars 200-2004 at least to replace the weak junky fuel pumps with better ones.

Filed Sep 25, 2008 · Fuel system · 101,000 miles · OR

My car would intermittently not start. Would run fine, start several times while driving to different locations and then not start. Left me and my young daughter stranded, would not have been good if it were in a bad part of town or had I not had family close to come get me. Now I can't get it to start at all, don't hear the fuel pump prime. A mechanic told me to hit gas tank with mallet while trying to start it. It started by doing that, and I was told the fuel pump is bad and needs to be replaced, which is going to cost over $700...money I don't have. This I am finding to be a very common problem with this car....check out this discussion forum for many more complaints of the same problem at........ Http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chevrolet-cavalier/tvinic5tfu5sfsi5h ............. This car really needs to be recalled for the fuel pump, it is defective and dangerous.

Filed Apr 6, 2008 · Fuel system · 90,000 miles · OH

When traveling at highway speeds the car cuts out and dies and then doesn't restart. This is due to a premature failure of the fuel pump. I believe the problem is design related. The pump failed at 90,000 mi.

Filed Jan 22, 2008 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · VT

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet cavalier. While driving 65 MPH in cold weather, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle coasted to the side of the road and restarted after five minutes. In warm weather, the vehicle would take 30 minutes to restart. The wire harness that connects to the fuel pump shorted out and caused the failure. The wire harness was replaced; however, the failure recurred 4,000 miles later. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 118,000.

Filed May 14, 2007 · Fuel system, Transmission · 76,828 miles · FL

Fuel pump on chevrolet cavalier z24 went out at 76,000 miles. It lost power and died all of a sudden in the middle of the highway. Luckily, no cars were around as it was almost midnight. Cost to repair was over $600, not including the towing. In doing some research I have found that numerous people had fuel pumps malfunction on their cavaliers, and on some cars newer and most with lower miles than on this car. Same story, just loses power and died in the middle of the road. This was extremely unsafe. Obviously this was a defect with the cavalier, yet they won't issue a recall. I have never heard from anyone that owned a cavalier that didn't have some sort of problem with it. Also, had problems with the shifter cable and power window motor on the driver's side. Extremely unhappy with the chevrolet.

Filed Feb 28, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · WV

Consumer 2000 cavalier stall when turning or stopping at a red light. *ts after the recall work was done for the ignition the vehicle began to stall. The vehicle's transmission had to be overhauled. Two sensors have been replaced. The catalytic converter has been replaced. The fuel pump has been replaced.

Filed Dec 26, 2004 · Fuel system · 82,500 miles · LA

I was driving to working on november 19 2004 at approximately 8:30am when my car stalled at a stop light on a major street. I tried to give it gas but it would not accerate. I tried to start it a couple of times but it would not start. The car was on a 1/4 of gas when this happened so I thought it wasn't the fuel. I had to call my boss, who came out to try to help but had no luck in getting it to start or figuring out what the problem was so we had to call aaa and have them tow my car to an automotive shop. After 2 days of having my car in the shop, I was told by my mechanic that my fuel pump was completely shot due to my fuel guage readings not reading correctly. When my fuel reading was at 1/4 it was actually of empty. My mechanic then informed me that this has been a known defect for my year, make and model car. I was then informed by my mechanic that it would cost $675.00 which included parts and labor to fix this problem. At that time, I called the gm dealer because I thought that since this was a known defect that they should have it covered under some kind of warranty. I spoke with the service manager of the santa clarita, california dealer, who informed me that it has been a known problem, but that its not under any kind of extended warranty. When I heard that, I was very angry because I felt that if this is a known complaint/defect that these certain cars may have, why should I, the customer of chevrolet, have to pay for their defective parts? Since I am in need of my "reliable" transportation, I paid for a new fuel pump (all $675.00 worth of it).

Filed May 26, 2004 · Fuel system · 51,300 miles · FL

I was on my way hme from work on a very busy road all of sudden car just lost power car would not restart took to shop was told the fuel pump was bad and needed to $$700 repair for something that I feel should not needed to be done on such a new vehicle I only had 51000 miles on the vehicle I bought a new car for this reason to avoid major repairs as of this date the car has failed again with the same conditions as previous just stalled and wont restart and the warrenty has run out on that( 12,000 or 12 mth) so that wilkl be another cost to replace this pump in less than a years time. This is utterly ridiculous on a 2000 vehicle for this to happen and gm states not are problem things happen , yes things happen but not continuous on new vehicles and the same problem I think gm really needs to take a closer look at this for some type of defect this is very dangerous and very costly

Filed Feb 22, 2004 · Fuel system · 30,000 miles · TX

I had 3 fuel pumps with in 1 year and continue to have emissions problems, odometer and strange noises from under hood, several mechanics and thousands of dollars later the problems continue.

Filed Jan 26, 2004 · Fuel system · SC

Car would not start. Was told by dealership service department that the fuel pump would need to be replaced. Found out it was the strainer in the fuel pump. This part was revised by manufacturer. My parents had the same problem with their 2000 cavalier.

Filed Jan 18, 2004 · Fuel system · 34 miles · AK

While traveling at speed limit over busy bridge 1/12/04 at 7a.m. And slippery road conditions car stopped and failed to take any gas causing 4 oncoming vehicles to swerve and almost hit me in the rear. The car then starts and runs fine for a couple days then the car stops again on 1/14/04 again on busy highway causing almost a 3 car collision. This has happened several times and in the middle of traffic. I believe that I could have been killed on two occasions and many others could have lost their lives. I believe this issue needs to be looked at as soon as possible, it is life threatening. I was told that the fuel pump could have been defective. I believe the manufacturer needs to look into the fuel pumps on this make and model of car.

Filed Sep 26, 2003 · Fuel system · GA

On 3 seperate occasions my car has now while driving just shut off w/ no warning. We have replaced fuel filter and still is doing it. I have been told it could be fuel pump or in the electrical system. I have contacted the chev company and they are not willing to pay any part of the repair. I feel this is a safety issue and feel it should be made a recall or taken care of before someone does get hurt.my car now sits in my yard unable to drive and want something to be done about the situation or I will have to go to a lawyer.