Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 10/16/2009 | 92000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet venture. condensation accumulates inside of the headlights. after fueling the vehicle, she smelled a strong odor of gasoline inside of the vehicle. the windshield wipers intermittently fail . she speculated that the vehicle has an electrical defect. the manufacturer was notified, but she was not provided with any assistance. the current mileage was 109,200 and failure mileage was 92,000. | |||
| 10/22/2009 | 84000 | 1 | |
| Driving down a city road the low trac light came on when stopped at a light the car dies pushed it to a parking lot tried to start would not. took it to the dealer and found that it was a bad fuel pump. this could of been scary if it would of died on the highway vehicle has 84,000 miles on it. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 06/16/2007 | 57000 | 1 | |
| My complaint is about chevrolet, cavalier 2003. the car just quit while driving, thank god i was only one on road. the car only had 57,000 miles on it, and i have been keeping up with maintenance schedule; such as oil changes, transmission fluids, filters, etc. after being towed to the chevrolet dealership and waiting to see what the problem was it was determined to be a bad fuel pump. this coasted me $721.29, which was very unexpected. what amazed me even more was many more had same problem once i searched it online. take a look at this website. tp://www.topix.net/forum/autos/chevrolet-cavalier/tvinic5tfu5sfsi5h i followed another forum posters response and came here to let my experience be heard. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 12/01/2007 | 1 | 08/01/2003 | |
| I received a letter from chevrolet stating this letter is intended to make you aware that your vehicle could develop a condition where one or more of the instrument panel gauge needles may stick, flutter, or become inoperative. this may cause inaccurate readings, including the speedometer and the fuel gauge the letter continues to state that general motors is providing special coverage that extends the warranty if your 2003 chevrolet model year chevrolet tahoe within 7 years of the date or 70,000 miles. my chevrolet tahoe has both these issues. they started about two weeks before i received the letter. what i don't understand and would like a response from general motors is why my safety is not an concern to them because i have driven more than 70,000 miles in my tahoe? i travel through a lot of rural areas to work and i feel it is very important to not run out of gas. i feel it equally important to know how fast i am going. the speedometer registers that i am going 60 or 70 miles per hour when i am sitting at a red light. when i am going down the road it registers that i am going over 120 miles per hour. this is another safety issue because i don't know how fast i am going. not to mention the potential for speeding tickets. i would like to think that general motors cares about their customers safety regardless of how many miles they have driven. these gauges are very expensive to have replaced and they are a safety hazard. not being able to monitor your rate of speed or be aware if you have enough gas to get home are safety issues to me for my health as well as my peace of mind and i would like to know why general motors doesn't feel responsible for correcting this default they are aware for all their tahoe owners. i have a complaint with the general motors answer call center but have not received a response. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 05/22/2007 | 67000 | 1 | 09/25/2005 |
| 2003 chevrolet cavalier ls sport broke down on the highway needing a fuel pump at 67000 miles. a very expensive job to be done so early in the car's life. *ak | |||