2003 Chevrolet Cavalier Exterior lighting Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, THE TURN SIGNAL LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND SPUN ONTO THE ROADSIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERELY INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10787770

Incident

Jan 11, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10784949

Incident

Dec 8, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THE LOWER BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000; EXTERIOR LIGHTING, TURN SIGNAL. ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW REPAIRS SINCE THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

NHTSA ID

10412105

Incident

Feb 8, 2011

Mileage

168,000 mi

THE TAIL LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL BURNED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I REPLACED THE BULB 2 DAYS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT I REPLACED THAT BULB AND SINCE THAT ABOUT EVERY 2 DAYS I BURN ANOTHER BULB I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS THE RECALL THEY HAVE ON THE TAIL LIGHT/TURN SIGNAL AND THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED IT THE FIRST TIME AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK I TOOK IT BACK WITH THE BULB BURNED OUT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS FOUND I CAN'T GET THEM TO DO THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS BUT I AM PAYING 4.00 A BULB EVERYTIME IT BURNS OUT AND I HAVE DONE THIS FOR 2 MONTHS NOW AND I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10290373

Incident

Sep 13, 2009

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER . THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERABLE. THE BULB HAD NOT BLOWN THEREFORE SHE SPECULATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL), THEREFORE SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 77,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10289874

Incident

Jul 20, 2009

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE CAMPAIGN 04083 WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX MY PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET SERVICE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THEY CHECKED THE SOCKETS, FOUND THAT THEY DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AND GREASED ACCORDINGLY, BUT THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE AT TIMES DUE TO THE FACT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS BAD & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO GET THEM TO WORK ALL OF THE TIME. I HAVE ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES THAT THIS CAMPAIGN INDICATED IT WOULD RESOLVE, BUT MY TURN SIGNALS ARE STILL GOING OUT SPORADICALLY, AND IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IF MY LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND IF I PRESS DOWN THE BREAK. I'VE BEEN HAVING TO REPLACE MY BREAK LIGHTS OFTEN AND THIS STARTED OCCURRING THE LAST TIME I HAD MY LEFT BREAK LIGHT REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS AT LEAST THE FIRST TIME I PUT IT ON, BUT THEN WILL NOT FLASHING & STOP MAKING NOISE SHORTLY AFTER BEFORE I'VE EVEN MADE MY TURN. THE FIRST PROBLEM AROSE WITH MY BLINKERS FLASHING VERY QUICKLY WHICH WAS RESOLVED AFTER REPLACING MY BREAK LIGHT, BUT I'VE HAD PROBLEMS ON AND OFF WITH MY TURN SIGNALS EVER SINCE. MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER HAS 105,517 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282026

Incident

May 3, 2009

Mileage

105,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE TURN SIGNAL MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10276557

Incident

Mar 8, 2005

I HAVE WENT THROUGH OVER 10 BULBS IN MY BACK TAIL-LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. EVERY TIME I GO OUT AND ABOUT IT BLOWS AND WHEN I PULL THE BULB OUT THE PLASTIC IS ALWAYS MELTED OVER THE CONTACT WIRES. RECENTLY I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY GIRLFRIEND'S FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS EVENT AND I GOT PULLED OVER FOR MY TAIL LIGHT BEING OUT, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED A FEW DAYS BEFORE. I SHOWED THE POLICE AND HE ONLY GAVE ME A WARNING, ALTHOUGH I AM GETTING SICK OF THIS HAPPENING. I WENT INTO AN ADVANCE AUTO PARTS STORE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE SOCKET, BUT WHEN THEY CALLED A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ALL THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I DO IS REPLACE THE BULB, AGAIN. I REPLACED THE BULB AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT BLEW WITHIN 3 DAYS. I AM STILL CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THIS INCONVENIENT PROBLEM BEFORE I JUST SELL MY CAR TO GET A BETTER ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10256157

Incident

Dec 23, 2008

THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS. THE BOTH WERE COMPLETELY REPAIRED, THE REAR LIGHTS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS DUE TO POOR CONNECTIONS AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10247447

Incident

Oct 27, 2008

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V524000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL) IN 2006. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE. SHE REPEATEDLY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB, BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE HER VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,011.

NHTSA ID

10232540

Incident

Jun 14, 2008

Mileage

62,011 mi

I HAVE HAD A RECALL FIXED TWICE ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS ALL IN THE TRUNK FOR THE REAR LIGHTS WELL I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE RECALL 2 YEARS LATER AFTER CONTACTING MCCLUSKEY CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY TELL ME IT IS A 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ISSUE ON A RECALL BY GENERAL MOTORS. APPARENTLY IT WAS FIXED ONLY TEMPORARILY HOW CAN THE SAME WORK BEING DONE TWICE FOR A RECALL HAVE A TIME STIPULATION? THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT DIRECTLY AFTER I HAD 36,100 MILES ONLY 100 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE A SHORT IN THE DRIVER SIDE MOTOR FOR MY DRIVER WINDOW, THEY WANT $375.00 TO FIX ONE WINDOW. I UNDERSTAND CAVALIERS ARE GARBAGE THAT'S WHY THEY QUIT MAKING THEM, BUT THEY DON'T TELL YOU THAT WHEN THEY WANT YOU TO FINANCE ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227147

Incident

Jun 15, 2005

Mileage

24,154 mi

HEADLAMPS HAVE A PLASTIC COVER THAT HAS "FOGGED" REDUCING VISIBILITY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER 1,500 ARE ON ORDER TO DATE, 2-11-2008. *TR

NHTSA ID

10217882

Incident

Feb 11, 2008

PROBLEM STARTED SAME WEEK I PURCHASE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. GMC WOULD NOT EXCHANGE VEHICLE, THEY JUST KEPT REPAIRING IT AS IT BROKE DOWN. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, THEY DID NOT CARE. CLUTCH WAS RUBBING AGAINST MAIN LINE, FAILED TWICE. REAR LIGHTS BURNED OUT 3 TIMES, SPRINGS ON SEATS POPPED OUT 3 TIMES, GAS PUMP WENT OUT ONCE, HEATER/AC WENT OUT TWICE, LOCKS WOULD NOT OPEN, 3 TIMES, PAIN CHIPPED OFF BUMPER, ONCE. REAR SEAT CLIPS SNAPPED, ONCE. HEADLIGHTS, WATER LEAKED IN. TWICE I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION IN JUNE/2007...AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10205442

Incident

Dec 3, 2002

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THOUGH THE RECALL WORK ON NHTSA RECALL # 04V524000 WAS PERFORMED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE REAR TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE SERVICE DEALER MANAGER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WOULD BE A 100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE CHARGED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED THE RECALL AGREEMENT AND WERE UNDER NO FURTHER OBLIGATION TO OFFER ASSISTANCE.

NHTSA ID

10166425

Incident

May 15, 2006

Mileage

44,000 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER REAR TAILLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY FAILED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE. *SC

NHTSA ID

10134540

Incident

Aug 1, 2005

DT: CONSUMER HAD RECALL ON TSTOP LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FOX CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS, AND VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL OR STOP LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER CALLED FOX CHEVROLET, AND DEALER SAID THAT HE SHOULD BRING VEHICLE IN NEXT THURSDAY. CONSUMER WANTED TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE HE FELT THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE WITHOUT PROPER LIGHTS. HE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK.*AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10126101

Incident

Jan 27, 2005

Mileage

8,009 mi

ON JANUARY 28TH 2005, I TOOK MY 2003 CHEVY CAVALIER TO MY GM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON A RECALL ISSUED BY YOU AND GM, RECALL #04083. THIS RECALL IS ONE OF THE MOST BLATENT DISREGUARD FOR HUMAN LIFE. YOU GAVE CHEVY OPTIONS! OPTIONS, THAT SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN GIVEN BECAUSE WITH THESE OPTIONS HUMAN LIFE IS STILL AT RISK! THIS RECALL ALLOWS CHEVY TO APPLY GREASE BEFORE REPLACING THE REAR LAMP BULB SOCKETS, NOT JUST TO REPLACE THEM AND INSURE MY SAFTEY AS A COMSUMER. MY CAR WAS SERVICED ON JANUARY 28TH 2005 FOR THIS RECALL. GREASE WAS APPLIED AND WITH IN 3 DAYS MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR LAMP FAILED AND HAD DONE SO WITH ALL SIGNS LISTED ON THE RECALL. BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER HAD DONE THE RECALL THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB. WHICH IN THE END PROVED NOT TO BE. THE WHOLE SOCKET WAS THEN REPLACED ON JANUARY 31ST 2005. FAST FOWARD TO APRIL, MY WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR LAMP FAILS, ALSO WITH ALL THE SIGNS LISTED ON THE RECALL, BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER HAD DONE THE RECALL THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT WAS A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB. I CHECK THE LIGHTBULB, WHICH WAS FINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ADDRESSED THE SITUATION. WHY WERE BOTH THE SOCKETS NOT REPLACED AT THE TIME THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED? THE ANSWER I RECEIVED MADE ME TAKE A STEP BACK. I WAS TOLD, CHEVY DOES NOT ALLOW THEM BOTH TO BE REPLACED UNLESS THEY ARE BOTH BROKEN OR IN THIS CASE HAVE FAILED. CHEVY WILL NOT REPLACE SOMETHING UNLESS IT IS BROKE.EVEN IF IT IS A SAFTEY RECALL! TO CLARIFY THE SITUATION I CONTACTED CHEVROLETS CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND RECEIVED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE DEALEARSHIP ENDED UP FIXING THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE TO ME, ON APRIL 30TH 2005. WHY WAS CHEVY GIVEN ANY OPTIONS? WHY WAS MY LIFE PUT ON THE LINE FOR A MERE $100.00, IF THAT? THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ITSELF AND CHEVY NEEDS TO BE MADE TO REPLACE EACH AND EVERY REAR LIGHTBULB SOCKET ON EVERY CHEVY CAVALIER IT PRODUCED IN 2003.

NHTSA ID

10120944

Incident

Jan 31, 2005

Mileage

34,797 mi

2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND TAIL LIGHTS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS SHORTED OUT MANY TIMES, THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER #04V524000. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SERVICE PERFORMED, HOWEVER THAT DID NOT SEEM TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE HER VEHICLE WAS SATISFACTORILY REPAIRED. THE CD WOULD NOT EJECT. THE RIGHT SIDE POWER WINDOW MADE A NOISE WHEN IT WAS ROLLED DOWN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10120373

Incident

Jul 21, 2003

Mileage

5,407 mi

CHEVROLET CAVALIER Z 2003, MULTIPLE FAILURES. *BF THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WINDOWS, THE HEATER DID NOT WORK, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE THERE WAS A SPLIT IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN A NOISE WAS HEARD. THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS REPLACED, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULB. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER LUBED THE FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHING. THE TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED, SO THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND HEATER CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE PADS. THERE WAS MOLD ON THE DRIVERS FRONT DOOR. THE AC COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE WINDOW WENT DOWN EXTREMELY SLOW, THE DEALER LUBED THE WINDOW TRACK AND REGULATOR. THE FOG LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DOOR LATCH WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10115838

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

Mileage

1,666 mi

CHEVROLET CAVALIER 2003, PROBLEM EXIST WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER/BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY. *BF THE STARTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB AND BLINKER BULB ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID

10115207

Incident

Aug 12, 2003

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT ANY TIME HEADLIGHTS DIM VERY LOW, ALMOST NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10114942

Incident

Mar 4, 2005

Mileage

22,000 mi

THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS, AND THE DELAERSHIP HAS CONVINCED GM, BECAUSE I WROTE GM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS, THAT I AM MAKING THIS STUFF UP TO GET AN SUV. FIRST THE RADIO WASN'T WORKING, THEY PUT THE CABLE BACK ON SAID IT WAS LOOSE, ITS STILL NOT SOUNDING LIKE A RADIO SHOULD. NEXT WAS THE POPPING IN THE FRONT END, DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS, UNDER WARRANTY BACK BRAKES SQUEALED REAL LOUD THEY SAID IT WAS DUST I HAD TO PAY FOR THAT. BACK BRAKES STILL SQUEAL, FRONT END STILL POPS LIKE A BAD CV JOINT. TRUNK WOULDN'T SHUT HAD TO KEEP SLAMMING IT. TOOK IT BACK THEY GREASED IT WORKED FOR AWHILE STARTING TO GET HARD TO SHUT SOMETIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS AND BACK LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES TILL THEY FINALLY REPLACED IT HOW LONG IT WILL LAST I DON'T KNOW. FRONT SUN VISOR POPPED WHEN IT HUNG UP IN REAR VIEW MIRROR REAL FLOPPY CAN'T USE IT NO MORE DEALER SAID THEY ORDERED IT IN DECEMBER. STILL WAITING NOT FIXED. REAL BAD ODOR OF GAS IN CAR WHEN TANK IS HALF FULL, NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. SEAT BELT MAKES A FUNNY NOISE WHEN YOU ARE WEARING IT, PINS YOU BACK AGAINST SEAT REAL HARD. NO EXPLANATION FOR THAT. HAVE TO STOP AND JERK ON IT TO LOOSEN IT LIKE A SEAT BELT SHOULD WORK. DEALER SAYS I AM IMAGINING THIS STUFF BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT CAR, BOUGHT IT NEW STILL PAYING FOR IT. BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF IT THEY HAVE EVERYONE CONVINCED I AM A PSYCHO WOMAN WANTING AN SUV AND THATS WHY I AM COMPLAINING THAT IS ALL FALSE. JUST PLAIN HATE A CAR I AM PAYING FOR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10113912

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

21,000 mi

04 V 524 000/REAR LIGHT BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLES: THE CONSUMER STATED, THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED THREE TIMES ON THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHTS SOCKET AND TWO TIMES ON THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS SOCKET AND THE BULBS CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10108785

Incident

Jan 17, 2004

REAR TURN SIGNAL ON 2003 FAILED FOR 5TH TIME IN 5 MONTHS. PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V524000. DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. MY VIN IS [XXX].*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10105944

Incident

Dec 30, 2004

HEADLIGHTS ARE GOING OUT COMPLETELY ON 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. OK, WHOM, HAS WHAT LEGISLATOR, IN, WHOM'S BACK POCKET? THERE WAS A RECALL BY CHEVROLET IN NOVEMBER, OF 2004- I AM BETTING COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY, OF COURSE. THIS RECALL, WAS, FOR TAILLIGHTS AND LIGHTBULB GREASE. RIGHT, SOMEBODY GOING TO GET KILLED IN THOSE VEHICLES, IF THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS ARE NOT CORRECTED. HERE IS A HINT, READ THIER TSB REGARDING THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING PROBLEM. WHAT A LOAD THAT IS. I WILL TELL YOU WHY, I THINK THEY PUT THAT TSB OUT. IT WAS JUST SIMPLY TO COVER THIER OWN YOU KNOW WHAT. I WONDER HOW MANY FIRES, OR DEATHS HAVE OCCURED DUE TO THE LIGHT HEARTED APPROACH GM HAS TOWARDS THE LIGHTING PROBLEMS ON THE 2003 MODELS? DON'T YOU LOVE HUBEROUS. HAVE YOU GONE TO YOUR DEALER ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE LATELY. OH, CHECK OUT THE BRAKE ROTORS THERE IS STRESS AND HEAT FRACTURES AT LESS THAN THIRTY THOUSAND MILES. COME ON! ARE WE WAITING FOR 1000 WHEELS TO CATCH ON FIRE, OR JUST MY PREGNANT WIFE LOOSING CONTROL DUE THE SHIMMY. AH HECK, I'LL JUST GO BUY A AN OLD PINTO AND HAVE REAL EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT FULLY INSURED OF COURSE, FOR THE NEXT THREE LONG YEARS. DID I MENTION THE STEREO FACE BURNING ONES FINGERS, BUT THE DEALER SAYS, THAT WAS OK TOO. FORGET THE KICKBACKS AND DO YOUR JOBS. REMEMBER THE TAXPAYER AND PUBLIC SERVENT, NOT CORPORATION AND PUBLIC SERVENT. SLEEP WELL, I AM GLAD SOMEONE CAN. I GOT GO CHANGE SOME DIAPERS NOW. YEH, THREE KIDS; NONE OF THEM RIDE IN THAT DEATH TRAP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104754

Incident

Nov 1, 2003

Mileage

100 mi