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When traveling at highway speeds the car cuts out and dies and then doesn't restart. This is due to a premature failure of the fuel pump. I believe the problem is design related. The pump failed at 90,000 mi.
Fuel pump on Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 went out at 76,000 miles. It lost power and died all of a sudden in the middle of the highway. Luckily, no cars were around as it was almost midnight. Cost to repair was over $600, not including the towing. In doing some research I have found that numerous people had fuel pumps malfunction on their Cavaliers, and on some cars newer and most with lower miles than on this car. Same story, just loses power and died in the middle of the road. This was extremely unsafe. Obviously this was a defect with the Cavalier, yet they won't issue a recall. I have never heard from anyone that owned a Cavalier that didn't have some sort of problem with it. Also, had problems with the shifter cable and power window motor on the driver's side. Extremely unhappy with the Chevrolet.
Consumer 2000 Cavalier stall when turning or stopping at a red light. After the recall work was done for the ignition the vehicle began to stall. The vehicle's transmission had to be overhauled. Two sensors have been replaced. The catalytic converter has been replaced. The fuel pump has been replaced.
I was on my way hme from work on a very busy road all of sudden car just lost power car would not restart took to shop was told the fuel pump was bad and needed to $$700 repair for something that I feel should not needed to be done on such a new vehicle I only had 51000 miles on the vehicle I bought a new car for this reason to avoid major repairs as of this date the car has failed again with the same conditions as previous just stalled and wont restart and the warrenty has run out on that( 12,000 or 12 mth) so that wilkl be another cost to replace this pump in less than a years time. This is utterly ridiculous on a 2000 vehicle for this to happen and GM states not are problem things happen, yes things happen but not continuous on new vehicles and the same problem I think GM really needs to take a closer look at this for some type of defect this is very dangerous and very costly
I had 3 fuel pumps with in 1 year and continue to have emissions problems, odometer and strange noises from under hood, several mechanics and thousands of dollars later the problems continue.
- Big Spring, TX, USA
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Car would not start. Was told by dealership service department that the fuel pump would need to be replaced. Found out it was the strainer in the fuel pump. This part was revised by manufacturer. My parents had the same problem with their 2000 Cavalier.
While traveling at speed limit over busy bridge 1/12/04 at 7A.M. and slippery road conditions car stopped and failed to take any gas causing 4 oncoming vehicles to swerve and almost hit me in the rear. The car then starts and runs fine for a couple days then the car stops again on 1/14/04 again on busy highway causing almost a 3 car collision. This has happened several times and in the middle of traffic. I believe that I could have been killed on two occasions and many others could have lost their lives. I believe this issue needs to be looked at as soon as possible, it is life threatening. I was told that the fuel pump could have been defective. I believe the manufacturer needs to look into the fuel pumps on this make and model of car.
My wife and I own a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier. The steering is beginning to have a distinctive popping sound and loosening develop. I know there is a problem and I am taking it to a professional to avoid serious problems. It is difficult to believe that GM could not develop a better steering column than this. It would seem a recall should be placed on GM for inspections to this particular problem (part). I know that this may seem trivial but I have already had to replace a fuel pump ($700 plus) out of pocket at about 2000 miles over my warranty. Just seems like GM has yet to understand quality in the small automobile. Or at least giving a little on an obviously defective part. Example: I owned a 87 3 series BMW that I put 425,000 plus miles on and never had to replace a steering column. I did replace the fuel pump after an accident when the tank had to be replaced at 310,000 miles. A fuel pump at 39,000 mile and a steering column at 46,000 miles.
While driving home my car stalled then just cut off. The engine would crank but it would not stay running. I took it to a mechanic and he said it was the fuel pump. 8jb
When turning steering wheel sharply there was a popping sound at all times. Dealer replaced power steering shaft. Consumer states engine light comes on while driving, squealing noise from passengers side of engine especially on cold starts, and engine is slow to crank up-intermittent, battery was replaced, also vehicle would not start, dealer found fuel pump was inoperative and replaced fuel pump.
Vehicle is not able to start anytime of the day. Contacted dealer, and dealer is not willing to do anything. When the vehicle stall first time the dealer replaced ignition control module. When it stall again, the fuel pump was replaced. However, the vehicle continued stalling.
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- Galena, OH, USA