2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Unknown Or Other Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

8 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

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Injuries

Deaths

All Unknown Or Other Complaints

#11083515 | April 5, 2018

TAKATA RECALL

#10863655 | May 6, 2016

"CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT KEEPS COMING BACK ON FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SUPPOSEDLY THE "AIR INTAKE TEMP SENSOR, REPLACED THAT ONE AND SEVERAL SENSORS REPEATEDLY, HAD THE COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS CHECKED AND CLEANED, EVEN REPLACED MY ECM AND BCM [NEITHER OF WHICH WAS CHEAP], AND STILL HAS "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT, EVEN AFTER BEING "CLEARED" OVER AND OVER AGAIN -- THIS CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND THE BODY AND SUB-FRAME ARE SEVERELY ROTTING OUT LEFT AND RIGHT -- HAD A WEIRD LEAK ON THE PASS. SIDE FRONT, UNDER THE DASH. IT COMES AND GOES. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE AN OLD SNEAKER INSIDE. WATER WOULD POUR OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATER DUCT, BUT THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. ONE I EVEN HAD SOAP FOAM FROM A DRIVE THRU CAR WASH LITERALLY COME BLOWING IN TO THE CABIN, THRU THE VERY SAME HEATER DUCT. THANKFULLY IT HAS SEEMINGLY CLEARED...

#10821266 | January 20, 2016

I WAS LOOKING AT MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND A MAN HAD CALLED THE INVESTIGATION TEAM ABOUT CRACKS IN HIS DASHBOARD SO THEY COULD GET IN TOUCH WITH GM ABOUT IT BECAUSE NOTHING WAS BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD AND PART OF IT WAS CRACKED SO BAD IT CAME OUT AND IT IS BIG ENOUGH FOR ME TO SIT AN APPLE IN. THE MAN WHO BROUGHT THE STORY TO ATTENTION WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CRACKS OVER THE AIRBAG THAT IF IT EVER CAME OUT THAT DEBRIS FROM THE DASHBOARD WOULD FLY EVERYWHERE AND THAT WOULD BE HAZARDOUS TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR. THIS IS A CONCERN TO ME NOW BECAUSE THE CRACKS STARTED OUT SMALL BUT GOT BIGGER OVER TIME. I'M ALMOST SURE THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CRACKS APPEARING ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT AND MY CAR IS NOT ALWAYS...

#10762383 | September 9, 2015

THE DASHBOARD PIECES HAVE STARTED TO CRACK BAD. I REPLACED THE CONSOLE PIECE BUT THEY DONT MAKE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE STRIP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. ITS GOT CHUNKS MISSING OUT OF IT.

#10375199 | January 8, 2011

TRANS AXLE WENT OUT APRIL 09 WITH A HORRIBLE MESS OF OIL, STEERING RACK REPLACED 6 MONTHS LATER, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW/ MOTOR PROBLEM, FUEL PUMP WENT 75,000 A BIT SHY OF A YEAR LATER. NOW MY DEFROST ISN'T WORKING; POSSIBLY THE SWITCH 85,000. HAD BRAKES DONE TWICE SO FAR WITH LEAKS; THIS INCLUDES HYDRAULICS, ROTORS, PADS, SHOES ETC. MY STEERING HAS SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A VERY EXPENSIVE INCONVENIENCE. *LN

#10193592 | June 18, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK IN 3 - 4 PLACES. SHE HAS ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

#10128870 | July 15, 2005

ALL AROUND PROBLEMS

#10093910 | October 11, 2004 Crash

FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS A SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE HORN WOULD WORK RANDOMLY. CHEVROLET REPLACED THAT. THE A/C FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING, CHEVROLET TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE KEYLESS ENTRY STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEN THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVROLET AGAIN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO NOTHING REGISTERING ON THE COMPUTER. MY CAR TURNED OFF MID TURN AND I HIT A BRICK WALL. CHEVROLET INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T TURN OFF. I GOT MY CAR BACK LAST TUESDAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET AND ITS TURNED OFF AGAIN. I GUESS CHEVROLET WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY PROBLEM. *NM

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