Just filled up car full tank of gas driving down interstate with no warning car died going 65 luckily I was able to coast over 2 lanes without being hit. This is a real problem with the fuel pump and something needs done before someone gets killed! I have 79,000 miles on car and with all the other complaints ive seen I plan on selling this piece of crap and buy something more trustworthy I was stranded for almost 2 hours in the cold waiting on tow truck. Now I have too see how much this will cost me tomorrow when it should of been recalled in the first place. Wtf!!!!
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier fuel system complaints
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Fuel pump has gone bad in my 2003 chevy cavalier, 90k miles on a regular maintenance schedule.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle stalled minutes later. The vehicle was towed to the repair shop and they replaced the fuel pump system at the contact's expense. The repair cost approximately $880. The manufacturer has not been notified. The failure and current mileages were 64,774. Updated 07/08/08.
2003 chevy cavalier fuel pump keeps quitting .
I was driving about 30 miles an hour in my 2003 cavalier and it just stopped running. I tried to restart it and did momentarily then it sputtered and died again. It will not restart. I am now being told the fuel pump needs to be replaced.
2003 cavalier about 80,000 km on it and the fuel pump went without warning on a fairly busy road at an intersection, and I had my child in the car as well, we had to leave the car sitting on the busy road until it got picked up. There was no warning at all. I just thank goodness that this had not happened on the highway going 110k an hour because me an my family may not be sitting here right now(and I had just had 2 long highway trips within the prior 2 weeks) they need to recall and I want my money back, like $800.
I have a 2003 chevy cavalier and it has less than 50,000 miles on it. About a week ago, it just quit on me. Turns out it was the fuel pump. Not only do I have the inconvenience and cost of having to replace it, but it is not an easy thing to replace. You have to completely drop the fuel tank. Most newer cars have another (easier) way to do it, but not the cavalier.
Fuel pump went out during snow storm.
Engine stalled while turning vehicle. Vehicle had to be pushed from the roadway. Attempted to restart but would not idle, continued to stall. Vehicle is now at residence and will not start.
After driving the car to the store, I returned to attempt to start the car, it stuttered and I tried again. Car would not start, after inspecting intake I noticed antifreeze and oil in it. I called for a tow and a diagnostic from a shop to find that I had 30psi in cylinders 2,3 and 170 in cyl 1 and 4. I now had a blown head gasket. After having it repaired, went to start the car to give symptoms of a bad fuel pump. Car now has 71,000 miles. 3 days after buying a new impala. Perhaps chevy is not the best brand to commit to.
On friday night I parked my car as I usually do and on monday morning at 7:00 am it started fine. After dropping off my eight year old son at the before care of his school, I drove 2.73 miles and my car went completely dead and the lights turned on after applying slightly more pressure on the gas pedal going not more than 30 MPH in a 35 zone in order to go up a slight, hardly noticeable incline and my mileage had just reached 83,934. I was on the left hand side of the road without a side to pull over to and luckily there was no car in the right hand lane because I barely had enough time to move over into the right hand lane and as far to the side as I possibly could. Here I was now with my two year old daughter stuck near another school where parents were hurriedly trying to drop off their children and traffic was building up around me quickly. I had to get out of my car and try to push my car as far out of the way as possible (I am only a 119 lbs girl so of course I did not make it far). My husband was still sleeping and he did not hear my frantic calls, so I had to call a girl that lived across town who I worked with to request her to pick-up my two year old daughter, call a tow-truck to request them to come and get my car out the commuters way asap, and I then wrote a note, put it on the windshield of the car with my cell # stating that I walked to safeway which was 1.71 miles back down the street in order to meet my ride as we were not in a safe area and I was afraid of the angry people trying to drive around us as fast as possible and my two year old baby was upset. A few minutes after we walked into the safeway, a police office who had read my note called me, told me that I had done the right thing, and made sure that we didn't need a ride and we were okay. Five minutes later my ride picked us up, took us to my car where we waited for the tow truck, and then helped guide the tow truck to my home. Tow bill was $78 & will be $554 + to get this repaired.
Vehicle stalled on I-26 (in rush hour traffic) and would not restart. Fuel pump failure caused stall (see the federal safety agency action # ea07015).
2003 chevy cavalier 2.2l, sedan. Fuel pump failure at 70,000 miles. This seems extremely early for such a major component to fail and need replaced. The tank needed to be drained, dropped and fuel pump replaced at a cost of over $800.
There was a total failure of the fuel pump while the car was in operation on a busy road at rush hour. The car suddenly loss power and stalled while driving. Solely due to pure luck, I had not yet entered onto the local interstate highway and did not have an accident. The car was towed to the chevrolet dealership and the fuel pump had to be replaced. The car was no longer under gm warranty and the total cost of repair to me was over $800.
My 2003 cavalier (49,198 miles) broke down on the highway at 9:30 at night. Had it towed to the dealership and found out it was the fuel pump/ fuel filter. Quoted me $900 for everything (diagnostic, fuel pump, and labor). Had a friend who did it for alot cheaper then that. Then the warranty I had on it expired and gm failed to tell me. I bought a extended warranty and apparently it started on the day I signed the paperwork. Why would I want double coverage (manufacturer's and extended)?
While driving down the highway at 65 MPH, 2003 chevrolet cavalier with 88,505 miles began losing speed/acceleration. Driver was able to pull to the shoulder before engine stopped. Driver turned off ignition and was not able to restart engine. Fuel pump failed and was replaced at a local garage. Re: the federal safety agency action number ea07015.
The event leading up to the failure was while the car was traveling down the road, the car stopped running. The car would not restart and had to be towed to a dealership. The dealership determined the failure was the fuel pump and to correct the failure the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The old part is not available.
Fuel pump failed in my 2003 chevy cavalier at 80,000 miles.
I have a 2003 chevrolet cavalier ls sport coupe with approximately 72,000 miles on it. Last night, without any warning, my vehicle would not start and I was left stranded with groceries in my car at a grocery store parking lot. I had it towed to a very reputable local repair shop and was informed this morning that my fuel pump has to be replaced. The repairs are going to cost me approximately $700. In searching the internet, I came across a message board where over 330 posts have been made by consumers with the same problem I'm having. The website address is http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/chevrolet-cavalier/tvinic5tfu5sfsi5h also, the mechanic at the repair shop informed me that his shop repairs approximately 3-4 fuel pumps on chevrolet cavaliers each week. He stated that they are defective when they come from the manufacturer, so when they get between 60,000-80,000 miles on them, they fail with no warning signs.
For the past year my vehicle has stalled in traffic while running going to 0 RPM but restarting. The I found is effecting all 2003 caviliers , it was my fuel pump. I am at a rock and a hard place because I had to get fixed and could not shop around. I had to spend over 600.00 and I could not affiord to everything that recomended done . The car is not even paid off, if there is a problem the cars should have therecall. I was on interstate 95 where speed limit is 70 miles per hour it is a miracle that I was not killed by a truck this is a trucking route in florida. Please look into this it is so dangerous and it is happening with all cavaliers.
I bought a 2003 chevy cavalier a few months ago. It has 56,000 miles on it and the fuel pump went out on it. At first I didn't think it was a big problem with the cavaliers so I googled it and it turns out there were almost 400 complaints from people who have had there fuel pumps go out on their 2003 cavaliers at low mileage, and those are just the ones on google. Im sure there are many more! As far as I know there aren't any recalls for this problem, but with as many cases as there are than it would be a defect and there should be a recall. The average price to repair the fuel pump is around $700 and I really cant afford that much. Any kind of help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
My chevy cavalier 2003 just stopped on me without any notice. Got to go to work and car would not start. It has 45, 000 miles and only use it for work commute which is 1 mile round trip. I have had oil changes regularly. When mechanic looked at it--he said not another one! Come to find out that fuel injection/pump failure for these cars is notorious. My mechanic said that my car was the seventh in the last 8 month. Same mo--no indication of problems and suddenly your car just stops! Regardless of wear and tear or car mileage. So I guess I was lucky--I was not driving in traffic when this occurred. And mechanic cut me a break at $700. This is outrageous! And you wonder why the german, japanese cars are out selling good ole USA. This was my first purchase of american car, and unfortunately I wish I had instead bought another honda, or mazda.
I had to replace my fuel pump. When I was looking for information on the topic I found that over 300 others, had the same problem when dealing with the same issue after owning the car for short periods of time. I feel that if this is happening with this model 2003 in particular that chevy should look into what is causing this failure.
I own a 2003 chevrolet cavalier, and earlier this morning, the vehicle failed to crank after I was able to roll it into a parking spot. After some trouble shooting, I was able to narrow it down to the fuel pump was not coming on when the iginition was turned on. I caught a ride back to my house and began doing a little research and noticed this was a common trait for the 2003 chevrolet cavalier. That is fuel pump failure around 60,000+ miles. My cavalier has just a little over 64,000 miles on it. My car's failure was perfectly described in the many forums I read over. That's when I decided to check for any other recalls on this year car. I noticed that the federal safety agency #pe07033 and the engineering analysis #ea07-015 pertained directly to my personal experience with this problem.
No start/non-start situation vehicle towed to dealer fuel pump failure diagnosed. Vehicle fixed next day at cost to owner.
Car completely shut down while driving. Need to replace the fuel pump.
2003 chevrolet cavalier unexpected fuel pump failure at 84,000 miles. Turned ignition off car after driving 50 miles, tried to immediately restart. Fuel pump would not run, car would not restart.
2003 cavalier has only 65,000 miles on it with no other major issues having occurred in the past. The fuel pump suddenly went out according to my mechanic after it stalled while trying it.
I was driving my car, a 2003 chevrolet cavalier into a gas station when my engine just all of a sudden died causing a vehicle behind me to almost rear-end me. My car would not start afterwards after a many tries. I had it towed to a nearby local garage and found out it was the fuel pump. My car had about 70,000 miles then (this was back in september). Total cost of repair was $415.95.
Car stalled at stop lights during the summer. Fuel pump failed following winter. Stalls around a dozen in one summer.
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