Fuel pump broke at 70,000 miles.
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier fuel system complaints
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While driving on a busy interstate, the engine cut out and I had to coast to side of interstate.
Driving on highway. 2003 chevy cavalier just started losing power and then died on highway. Had to wait 1 hr. For aaa to come to tow in 111 degree heat. Turns out to be a faulty fuel pump.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. The contact stated that after she stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who stated that the fuel pump caused the vehicle to shut off. The mechanic was replacing the fuel pump when the complaint was filed. The contact stated this was a common failure regarding his year make and model vehicle. The contact was concerned about the safety risk since a crash could occur. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 80,000.
The car was stopped at a stop sign and stalled when pulling out into traffic. It seems the fuel pump failed. The fuel pump was replaced and car seems to be running.
My daughters 2003 chevrolet cavalier suddenly died on the interstate with no warning. It had to be towed to the repair shop. The fuel pump is bad. It only has 63,000 miles on it. The repair cost me $600. I'm finding out that this is a well known problem for this model and year. I've never in my lifetime owning numerous cars had a fuel pump fail. This was a dangerous situation. My daughter was almost hit by a semi when her car died. This needs to be a factory recall .
2003 chevrolet cavalier- at 64,000 miles fuel pump died while parked at a store upon restart $700.00 replacement. At approximately 60,000 miles front clunking noise started, dealer could never find a problem, now at 76,000 miles, having front upper strut mounts replaced. Found alot of complaints online about same issues. I determined cause of front clunk on my own. Also, was in collision that involved front driver side, down driver side front fender, airbags did not deploy, don't know if they should have. Noone was hurt, was slow speed crash. Still cannot believe no recall on fuel pump or front suspension. Apparently gm doesn't want to foot the 700.00 bill for the fuel pump defect.
Fuel pump broke.
Fuel pump and check engine light.
Fuel pump failure - car stalls just inside a parking lot of a large shopping area. Driver has to have help moving the 2003 cavalier into a parking spot until a tow truck comes to move the car to the garage for repairs. The fuel pump has failed at 72,441 miles without any warning; just a stall and then completely dead. It's said the fuel pump should last the life of the vehicle. This vehicle is pristine and always serviced at or before 3000 mile intervals. There is no reason this should have happened. The repair cost over $700. It's good this did not happen in traffic or there could have been a possible fatality.
2003 chevrolet cavalier, died while driving lost power steering and almost drove into ditch because I couldn't easily turn steering wheel! I think it is a problem with the fuel pump because the car would not start after incident. Starter will turn the engine over but will not start...
Fuel pump went out on 2003 chevrolet cavalier. Left my wife stranded in the middle of the road! She almost wrecked because there was no power steering after the motor quit.
In response to previous investigation the federal safety agency action number pe07033 I was driving my 2003 chevy cavalier on 95 south bound, when the trac off light came on and the vehicle jerked and stalled a little bit. I attempted to continue driving, however noticed the vehicle stalling even more. I was in an extremely dangerous place in highway traffic, and knew I had to pull off the road immediately. My car shut off as I was pulling to the right shoulder of the highway and I was almost hit by vehicles going 60-70 MPH. I was able to coast to the shoulder of the road - in a position where I was not even able to exit my vehicle from the driver side. I had the vehicle towed to my mechanic, who informed me that the fuel pump and fuel filter need to be replaced. This is going to cost me approximately $417. I have researched this problem on the web and find it to be extremely common. To say that this isn't a big problem with this type of vehicle is unfair.
My 2003 chevy cavalier, at 77,000 miles, quit without any warning. I was lucky to be on a low traffic street. After having it towed home and getting on line, I found numerous complains about the same year and make. Everyone complained that their fuel pump went out. After purchasing the fuel pump module and doing the work myself (due to lack of funds) the car ran fine. When will the recall begin, after someone dies?
I was heading out of my house in the evening and got about 2 or 3 miles from my home when I went to make a left turn through an intersection. Middle of the intersection my vehicle started to sputter and would not accelerate when I applied pressure to gas pedal. I was only able to coast just enough to clear the intersection and my vehicle ended up shutting down in the middle of the road. This problem occurred with out warning, no signs, no lights my vehicle just gave out on me in the middle of an intersection had it occurred just 5 seconds before I cleared the intersection I may have been seriously injured or worst it could have been a fatal accident. I do know that there are plenty of 2003 chevy cavalier owners who have experienced this same problem and it needs to be addressed. Carcomplaints.com and other consumer review sites give detailed scenarios of this dangerous fuel pump failure and its abrupt occurrence. This problem has occurred at mileage as low as 7,000 and works its way up. I would like to be spoken with personally by someone on the board and for reasons why this problem doesn't seem to be an important safety issue. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2003 chevy cavalier stalled while driving. Had towed to shop and fuel pump was bad. Replaced at 69,000 miles at a cost of $760.00. The warranty on the new factory fuel pump was for 12 months or 12,000 miles. After 14 months and at 78,000 miles the 2nd fuel pump has gone bad. Unemployed and don't have the money to fix it again! Please recall.
The fuel pump failed on my 2003 chevy cavalier leaving my car power less (off) at 65 MPH. Then would not start, leaving me stranded on a busy highway. I am having to buy a new fuel pump costing around $200 and take time off of work to fix it.
I bought my 2003 cavalier brand new. While it was still under warranty I took the car in because it was malfunctioning. The situation was I was driving on the highway and went to shift gears and when I held the clutch in the RPM's dropped all the way to 0 and the car stalled. When I took the car in I was told they could not duplicate the issue, so there was no problem. Since than this has only gotten worse. While driving it stalls on average of 5 times a week which is not safe especially on the free way. Also to add to everyone else's complaint my fuel pump went bad as well and had to have it replaced.
I own a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. 65,000 km (not miles on it). Works great, one minute, then the next won't start. Have had it towed twice ... Told no real problem, then told that the fuel pump is gone. Checked online and there are hundreds of complaints, but no recall. Seems absolutely unreasonable, especially when it appears to be happening while driving ... That would seem to me to be a safety issue.
I was driving my cavalier to pick up my wife. As I approached an intersection, the system completely shut off and I could not restart the car. I was able to stop at the beginning of a left turn lane and put my hazards on. With the help of my passenger and a police officer, we moved the car across 2 lanes of travel to the shoulder. The car had 116,000 miles at the time of the incident. The only warning before the car lost all power and drive-ability was the battery light turning on briefly.
Have a 2003 cavalier 66,000 miles and was working beautifully drove into work and was coming home stopped to get groceries and came out to start my car and fuel pump was dead. There was no warning for this problem at all would like to find if gm is doing anything about this since there are a lot of complaints for the same issue.
2003 chevy cavalier stalled while driving. Almost got killed. Just another defect in this car. I keep reporting stuff and no one seems to be listening.
I was returning home and when I pulled into my driveway my car had an extreme loss of power. I was surprised by this because it was a sudden change in my cars performance. I had not been having any trouble before this. After I parked my car and turned it off I later attempted to leave. It would not start. The engine and everything turned over fine it just did not seem to be getting fuel. I then turned the key on and off and realized that the fuel pump was not running. I researched online and found this to be a very common issue with the 2003 cavaliers. Thankfully I was in my driveway when this happened and not in the left lane of the freeway in rush hour. I will be spending my weekend replacing my fuel pump. I will keep the dead pump if it is needed for investigation.
Started the car up in the morning as normal to warm the car up ( about 5 mins). Drove about 1 mile to royal farms. I shut down the car to go inside and I returned to the car to start it up. At first it started up but very ruff and then stalled out after that it did not fire up anymore. I had the car towed home where I found out that the fuel pump has gone up. I have had idle problems with the car since I had bought the car and the dealership could not find any problems with it. I do not know if these problem go side by side.
Recently purchased pre-owned 2003 chevrolet cavalier stalled, the engine died in the middle of traffic. I have been unable to start the vehicle since. It sounds as if it wants to start but will not. I believe that there is an issue with the fuel pump. I have read other complaints and this is the exact same thing that happened to me...
The fuel gauge began to malfunction about a year ago. Assuming it was just the float, I decided I would ignore it and use the trip odometer to determine how much gas I had left. Unfortunately, because the gas gauge went well past full, into the realm of what would be considered two tanks of full, the temperature gauge needle could not move. Eventually, the gas gauge needle went past the temperature gauge (now at what would be considered two and a half tanks) which freed the temperature needle to actually register. Now, the temperature gauge is malfunctioning, resting at the half way point even after the car sat all night in our recent frigid temperatures. It now runs in the red even though there is nothing wrong with the engine. Now, the speedometer is showing signs of malfunctioning, as it reads 5 MPH though I am at a complete stop. Research on various internet message boards suggest this is a very common problem in not only 2003 chevrolet cavaliers, but other years and models of chevy vehicles. When I complained to gm that a malfunctioning speedometer was a safety issue, I was greeted with "there's no recall, it's no longer under warranty, can't help, your problem, deal with it." following this logic, what's stopping gm from creating more defective vehicles, if the problem happens after the warranty expires? They've adopted the attitude it's "not their problem." at what point is a defective speedometer not a safety problem worthy of a recall?
I have a 2003 chevy cavalier and the fuel pump has went out .....car only has 65,000 miles on it. When I investigated the problem online I see alot of people with the same problem.I also noticed yall have investigated some complaints about this also ...the case was closed due to not enough people complaining! I really think this is a defect and needs to be recalled....it is costing us 600-1000 dollars to fix! Please open the investigation again!
Fuel pump goes out after only 60,000 miles. This is unacceptable, I own other vehicles that have 3 times this mileage before I had to replace a fuel pump.
2003 chevy cavalier, ~83,000 miles. Dec 3 in ne ohio, traveling at highway speeds on ohio route 11 at ~11:50pm. Car suddenly started to slow down, trac light and oil light came on. Able to pull over to side of road. Engine still running but rough. No power when tried to make car move. Had to have car towed home $200. Took ~3hrs in freezing cold and snowstorm. Car would not start the next day. Could not hear characteristic whir of fuel pump when key first turned. Diagnosis of electrical showed fuel pump was receiving voltage. Tapping on bottom of fuel tank while trying to start car resulted in car starting. Diagnosis: new fuel pump required. Anticipated cost $250 + labor. Total anticipated cost: $450 + labor. Fortunately no or little traffic. Also fortunate tow truck responded quickly otherwise personal injury from cold could have occurred. This should not have happened at this low mileage. Fuel pumps should be lifetime engineered.
2003 chevy cavalier fuel pump has to be defective for all the problems people are having with it. Mine just went on my car without any warning .
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