Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-01 | 04V524000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 256,025 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CLUSTER OF DASHBOARD INDICATORS (SPEEDOMETER, GAS GUAGE , ENGINE TEMP, RPM) ALL ARE NOT WORKING NOW. THEY WERE GOING O… |
| 2017-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-06-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER RECENTLY BEGAN TO MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE, WHICH CAN ALSO BE FELT, IN THE FRONT END. WHEN I P… |
| 2016-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMET CLUSTER PROBLEMS FOR A FEW YEARS. FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT ABOUT 52,000 MILES AFTER QUITING TW… |
| 2016-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUSTER BLINKS IN AND OUT |
| 2016-02-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTICED A LOT AND I MEAN A LOT OF THESE CAVALIERS HAVE HAD HORRIBLE FRAME PROBLEMS I USE TO WORK ON CARS EVERYDA… |
| 2015-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | METAL ON METAL NOISE FOUND OUT SHOES AND ROTORS ARE DAMAGEDDAMAGED. I HAVE NO MONEY. V CAN'T FIX THIS. SMELL INSIDE OF … |
| 2015-10-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNA… |
| 2015-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JULY 2009 IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS STUCK. I HAD IT REPLACED FOR $362.75 AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AUGUST 2014 IGNI… |
| 2015-08-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS ONE BLOCK FROM HOME AND MY CAR STALLED IT WOULDN'T START BACK UP. I FOUND MY SELF AT THE INTERSECTION. THE MECHAN… |
| 2015-05-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS LOOKING AT MY LOCAL NEWS STATION AND A MAN HAD CALLED THE INVESTIGATION TEAM ABOUT CRACKS IN HIS DASHBOARD SO THE… |
| 2015-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL AND SHROUD BECAME TOTALLY DISENGAGED AND FELL INTO MY LAP WHILE TRYING TO TURN ONTO LIVERNOIS ROAD MAKIN… |
| 2015-01-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS FAILED… |
| 2014-12-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE… |
| 2014-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES MALFUNCTION PERIODICALLY AND LOCK INTO ONE POSITION OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. CANT TELL WHAT YOUR… |
| 2014-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD BEEN READING ABOUT RECENT RECALLS WITH GM, ESPECIALLY IGNITION SWITCHES. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND IT WAS… |
| 2014-04-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY SON WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND AS HE DESCRIBES IT, EVERYTHING BUT THE RADIO WENT DEAD ALL BY ITSELF (THE ENG… |
| 2014-04-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ST… |
| 2014-03-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | ON OR ABOUT MARCH 8TH, 2014, I NOTICED THAT HOLES HAD APPEARED ON THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE … |
| 2014-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL COMPLETELY WENT HAY WIRE AND THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE AND DECREASE. EVERYTHING WAS… |
| 2014-03-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AFTER I DRIVE CAR FOR 5 THEN SYSTEM SECURITY LIGHT COMES, AND MANY OTHER LIGHTS COME ON DASH BOARD AND ALL THE GAUGES D… |
| 2014-01-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING AUTO TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE GEAR FROM PARK THE CLIP THAT HOLDS THE SHIFT CABLE ONTO THE SHIFT LEVER ON… |
| 2013-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND CAR SHUT OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART BUT IT WOULD NOT. WAS STUCK IN THE ROAD CARS HONKING CAR WOU… |
| 2013-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD PIECES HAVE STARTED TO CRACK BAD. I REPLACED THE CONSOLE PIECE BUT THEY DONT MAKE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE … |
| 2013-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE REPLAC… |
| 2013-05-11 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | I WAS TURNING LEFT ON TO A STREET AND I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THEN THE CAR JUST CAME TO A STOP. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICL… |
| 2013-04-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. STEERING WHEEL EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE SIDE PLAY. MADE APPOINTMENT AT LOCAL MECHANIC (NON-DEALER) S… |
| 2013-04-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. T… |
| 2013-03-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DROVE 54 MILES LAST VENEING TO SAFEWAY, BOUGHT MILK THERE. DROVE HOME, THEN WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK TODAY, AND MY CLUTC… |
| 2013-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ERRATIC INSTRUMENT PANEL..SOMETIMES AFTER TURNING IGNITION KEY ON ALL PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON (BEYOND NORMAL)AND ALL GAUGE… |
| 2012-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. I WAS TRAVELING AT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ABOUT 40 MPH AND I LOOKED DOWN AND MY SPEED… |
| 2012-11-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND CAR JUST KONKED OUT AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I TRIED AND TRIED BUT TO NO AVAIL. HAD TO PUSH… |
| 2012-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE ILLUMINATED GA… |
| 2012-07-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE OWNED TWO DIFFERENT 2003 CHEVY CAVALIERS AND IN BOTH CARS THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICL… |
| 2012-06-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. HE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE… |
| 2012-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY GAUGE CLUSTER WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. VERY UNSAFE, I WAS UNSURE OF THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND IT IS O… |
| 2012-05-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | COASTING DOWN HILL ON A DIRT ROAD, GOT TO THE BOTTOM AND ENGINE HAD DIED. ROLLED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOW… |
| 2012-05-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. PINS ON TILT MECHANISM ARE GONE. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT FELL OUT. NOTICED WHEN CLEANING CAR W… |
| 2012-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT WAS RECALLED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, … |
| 2012-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON A LONG TRIP, I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT INCREASING AFTER EACH TIME I STOPPED THE CAR. WHEN I … |
| 2012-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND IS STUCK ON 52 MPH. FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK ON FULL, TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS POINTING TO NOWHE… |
| 2012-01-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Yes | 0 | POWER SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL, WHICH MADE ME WRECK INTO A DITCH. IT ALSO CAUSED THE AIRBAGS … |
| 2011-12-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH T… |
| 2011-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CHEVR… |
| 2011-10-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AT APPROX. 67K MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP, ADHERING TO THE MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATI… |
| 2011-08-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED AND THE … |
| 2011-08-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 80,340 MILES. PUMP FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY. REPAIR COST: $695 + TOWING. *TR |
| 2011-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER I TURNED IT OFF. I BANGED ON THE GAS TANK WITH A HAMMER, WHILE A COWORKER CRANKED THE ENGI… |
| 2011-07-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER AND I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLS AS THERE ARE MANY WITH TH… |
| 2011-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO… |