Car Stall Problems of Chevrolet Cavalier - part 1

Chevrolet Cavalier owners have reported 62 problems related to car stall (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Cavalier based on all problems reported for the Cavalier.

1 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 09/05/2017

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevorlet Cavalier. The contact stated that their vehicle leaks fuel and stalls while driving. The contact stated that they were driving at 45 mph and the vehicle stalled. They noticed that the gas gage was low and they were not driving for that long. The contact was visiting a family member and when they came out gasoline was underneith their vehicle. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not towed and the dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed and the manufacture was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. Jw.

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2 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 04/17/2013

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle could be restarted and the vehicle function normally. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,914 and the current mileage was 27,914.

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3 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 03/09/2011

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle was able to function properly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 133,000.

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4 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 01/09/2011

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle began to jerk abnormally and the vehicle stalled. The battery warning light was illuminated when the failure occurred. The contact attempted to start the vehicle yet it exhibited an abnormal knocking before stalling again. After several attempts, the contact was able to restart the vehicle yet it stalled a third time. The vehicle was then towed to the contacts place of residence. The vehicle was neither inspected nor repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 208,000.

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5 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 10/20/2010

I have a 2003 chevy Cavalier stalls : changed the fuel pump , pressure solenoid switch ,torque converter clutch solenoid . Tired of this and no one doing anything about it still stalls and all everyone can do is guess at what it is I hate my Cavalier the last three years I had problems with the catalytic converter got that fixed after three converters help.

6 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 06/30/2010

On my 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier, the engine repeatedly cuts out, stalls, while idling or turning, especially in hot weather. It stalled out 5 times in 2 miles the other day and I had to leave it at the auto repair shop. It has been there a week and they cannot figure out why it is stalling. After going online and reading about many other people having the same problem with this car, 2004 and 2005 at least, I felt I should report it.

7 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 04/24/2010

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure occurred while driving or at a traffic light without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle without incident whenever the failure occurred. The mechanic replaced the fuel pump, but the failure occurred again almost one year later. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. Updated 5/2/11 updated 05/13/11.

8 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 07/15/2009

Went to start car to go to store and it would not start. Luckily it was at home when it decided to stop working. Towed to garage and they said it was the fuel pump. The garage replaced the fuel pump and it fixed the no start issue. I had no idea that this was the process to start a recall investigation or I would have said long ago. There has been lots of recalls lately on gm and this same Cavalier decided not to start twice after the fuel pump, once in 2011 was the timing chain then again December 2012 that I still have to diagnose which led me to research recalls. Each time the car stopped working luckily it was in my driveway each and every time. The timing chain there was some warning, it would sometimes buck, other times it was fussy on starting and it would stall at stop lights. I will report a new issue if I can find out the 3rd unknown 2012 issue.

9 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 07/12/2008

The car stalls at low speeds (up to 15 mph) and has been increasingly doing so lately. I was nearly hit by a tractor trailer when the car stalled as I was crossing a highway. My wife has been nearly hit several times and I am fearing that if a recall isn't given on these cars people, including my wife and I, may be seriously injured. We are going to try to replace the fuel pump to see if this helps the problem. The mileage is approximately 77,000.

10 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 06/08/2008

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle began to stall whenever the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle felt as if it were slipping, which eventually led to it stalling out completely. The contact did not notice any differences in the vehicle prior to the failures. The vehicle had to be towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 67,000.

11 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 06/03/2008

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The following day, the contact attempted to start the vehicle, but it would not start for approximately ten minutes. The following day, the vehicle would not restart again, but did later in the day and was driven into the contact's driveway. No repairs have been made. The current and failure mileages were 35,000.

12 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 05/01/2008

On at least 10 occasions, my car has stalled upon deceleration. Has happened on highway, stopping at lights and while slowing down to turn. My car has 15,000 miles on it. Cannot determine source of problem.

13 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 09/13/2007

Car stalls intermittently, usually when coming to a stop. This is either with the clutch engaged or with the transmission in neutral. The idle dips to about 500rpm, fluctuates, and either goes back up to 900rpm or stalls the car. Restarts are hard. The car has approximately 61,000 miles. It has happened frequently for the past six months. Some days it's fine, and others it stalls every time you come to a stop light.

14 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 11/03/2004

While driving 30 mph vehicle stalled. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership repaired the problem.

15 Car Stall problem of the 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 09/14/2004

The driver was driving vehicle stalled. The driver tried to restart,but was unable to. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the problem can not be duplicated. Please fill in additional information.

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16 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 07/19/2004

While driving vehicle stalled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

17 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 07/06/2004

While driving at any speed the vehicle stalls.

18 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 05/07/2004

Consumer stated that while driving on the freeway vehicle stalled. Highway state patrol had to give consumer a ride because vehicle did not restart. Consumer had the vehicle towed to a garage, and mechanic told her that the problem related to the part that was put on by the Ford dealer for recall repair. Mechanic took the part off and the vehicle started. He put it back on and the vehicle would not start. Consumer indicated the part that Ford was using for recall repair was faulty.

19 Car Stall problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 04/14/2004

134,000 miles on Chevrolet Cavalier, stalled on road-timing chain broken but this is a secondary problem to loss of compression. Previous recall on this?.

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20 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 04/07/2004

While driving, the vehicle stalled. The cause was not determined. The vehicle was taken in four times. The spark plug wires were replaced. The vehicle stalled while in motion then would restart. The problem could not be duplicated on one occasion. The passenger window was clicking, and the regulator in the front door window was replaced.

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21 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 04/07/2004

While driving 55 mph vehicle stalled. Consumer had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

22 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 03/30/2004

While driving 30 mph vehicle stalled. This caused loss of steering power and brake power.

23 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 01/30/2004

With less than 100 miles on the car it began to rev up on its own. It has been to the dealer on 9 different occasions. They even installed an on board computer and were able to see the problem that occurs. The mechanic says he believes it is a glitch in the computer and is unable to fix it. It has now begun to accelerate on its own while driving, and the only thing you can do is push in the clutch and hope the engine blows up. This is now a real safety issue. Gm refuses to do anything to correct this problem. We filed a lemon law case with them and they said they are unable to do anything.

24 Car Stall problem of the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 11/03/2003

Car stalls. This has been reported to the dealer. Car has been to the dealer on 2 occasions for this issue. Always get response, "cannot duplicate the issue. " just purchased 2003 Cavalier in July of this year. Vehicle only has 7000 miles on it. This began in August. Have been reporting these incidents to the dealer ever since.

25 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 06/15/2003

05-17/01 replace left front strut & bearing sublet: install new clips 12-26-01 replace surge tank cap 01-28-02 replace wire ends at evap canister vent switch 12-06-02 replaced left rear wheel hub replaced evap core and evac 04-03-03 replaced 2 sensors 06-05-03 air quit - got estimate to replace suction line & shaft seal for air conditioner 06-09-03 cruise control quit coolant light came on twice while driving - haven't gotten estimate on yet.

26 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 04/26/2003

1st car would act like it wasn't getting gas while driving down the road even though the motor was till running and it had power . Then it started just stalling completely (dying) while going down the road. Now car won't crank at all because they've been trying to find the problem. Was found out that car had been wrecked but carfax report reported only minor front fender damage.

27 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 03/15/2003

While driving and with no warning, the vehicle stalled. Water dripped from the vehicle which caused the consumer to add antifreeze. This cooled the engine. The consumer was able to make it to the repair shop and there he found out the motor mount was bad and the engine rocked back and forth. This caused the bolt on the compressor to penetrate a hole in the hose. The motor mount and hose had to be replaced.

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28 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 02/09/2003

The vehicle stalled, which caused consumer to abruptly pull over.

29 Car Stall problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 02/01/2003

When first started strong gas fumes in car; then hesitation/stalling while driving, has gone dead two times; rough idling.

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30 Car Stall problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 01/01/2003

Consumer states that when vehicle is cold it takes several attempts to start. When vehicle does finally start it will continuously stall. If started successfully vehicle has an excessively rough idle. Ph the vehicle did not start in cold weather, the lights on the dash board didn't light. The vehicle was diagnosed as cold start followed by a hard restarting and high oil pressure related to the oil pressure pump in the engine. TSB#7761-09b. Scc.

31 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 11/12/2002

Car stalled numerous times at any speed, dealer has been notified. Please provide further inforamation. Ts.

32 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 10/01/2002

Consumer states that while driving vehicle stalls w/o warning. Cause unknown. Ts.

33 Car Stall problem of the 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 07/29/2002

Vehicle stalls without warning. Dealer is aware of problem.

34 Car Stall problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 07/15/2002

Intermittently if vehicle starts , it will stall. The dealership indicated that this was caused by high oil pressure in the engine. Ph.

35 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier

Failure Date: 06/01/2002

When driving, consumer depressed brake pedal twice successively and engine shuddered, then stalled. . 1999, Chevrolet, Cavalier z24.



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