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1.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
128,000 miles

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2003 Chevrolet Cavalier exhaust system problems

exhaust system problem

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2003 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 062007

Cavalier 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 128,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The catalytic converter has been damaged and needs to be replaced. The repair shop says that the damage was a result of unburned gasoline going into the catalytic converter when the coil failed. The coil assembly failed and two cylinders stopped firing. I only drove the car about one-mile to the repair shop after the failure (which happened suddenly). The coil assembly had to be replaced at a cost of about $400. After it was replaced, the "check engine" light came on and the repair shop says that the on-board computer diagnostics indicates that the catalytic converter has failed. The car cannot have its registration renewed without a functioning catalytic converter, which will cost about $500 to replace.

- Collinsville, IL, USA

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