NHTSA Complaint #10245280 — 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10245280
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	October 11, 2008
Date Filed	October 13, 2008
Mileage	110,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STARTUP ISSUES AND OCCASIONAL "CHUGGING" WHILE DRIVING - SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WOULD LURCH AHEAD AT TIMES, HAS ALSO BRIEFLY STALLED AT LIGHTS. ON 10/11/08, THE CAR WOULD BRIEFLY TURN OVER AND START FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, SHUT OFF, AND AFTERWARDS REFUSED TO START. HAD CAR TOWED FROM MY RESIDENCE TO MECHANIC SHOP WHO ALERTED ME THAT FUEL PRESSURE WAS LOW. FUEL ELECTRONICS WERE FUNCTIONING AS PER COMPUTER CHECK, TURNED OUT TO BE A BAD FUEL PUMP. CAR IS AT ~110,300 MILES. HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUEL FILTER, ENGINE BELT REPLACED IN MARCH & APRIL OF 2008. *TR

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