NHTSA Complaint #10246920 — 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND THEN JUST DIED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF WARNING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED FOR $100 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ON MAY 21ST AND NOW LESS THEN 6 MONTHS LATER, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN! I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT AND ONCE AGAIN, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THE POSSIBLE RECALL HAD BEEN CLOSED, I WANTED TO SCREAM! HOW MANY TIMES AM I GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE CHEVY DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I'M A SINGLE MOM AND CAN'T AFFORD TO DUE THIS EVERY 6 MONTHS! AFTER MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY CHEVY CAVALIER, I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ISSUE CAN JUST BE CLOSED WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SEARCH THE INTERNET! THE FUEL PUMPS IN 2003 CHEVY CAVALIERS GO OUT REPEATEDLY! IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER 50,000 MILE MARK. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I JUST WANT TO FIX THE CAR SO I CAN GET RID OF IT. I FIND IT COMPLETELY INSANE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS MATTER. I FIND IT COMPLETELY INSANE THAT CHEVY IS REQUIRED TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM! NO MATTER HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR, THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL PUMP!! *TR