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Used 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Great car for the money

Rae, 12/21/2009
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sport 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car in 2002 and have about 97,000 miles on it. I just had to replace the fuel pump ($600), replaced the brake pads, and have put new tires on the car. Other than that, regular oil changes and the car drives wonderfully. It may not be the fanciest car around, but for someone on a budget, it is perfect.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

So Many Problems

allexwags, 09/03/2012
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have an 03 cavi with 130,000 miles. There are so many things wrong with it I'm not sure where to start.. I bought it used a year ago. The speedometer doesn't function at all, the whole dashboard doesn't function when it is hot outside. It burns through a quart of oil every week or so. Smokes out the muffler when I press on the gas after stopping, which is now held on to my car via tape. Cracked belt. Air only works when it wants to. I hate this car. There are so many things wrong with it & I can't even save up money to buy a new one because it needs so much maintenance.

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1 out of 5 stars

This is a crapalier

Crapalier, 04/05/2007
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sport 4dr Sedan (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought this brand new. Had 3 transmission replacements, which never got totallly fixed, cd player eats cds, engine stalls, wheel bearing broke, inspection fails every time, very ugly interior, the cup holder is in the way, major oil leakage, and so many other problems. This car all around stinks!

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5 out of 5 stars

Disagree W/ Edmund's Review

Hershey, 02/21/2003
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

The 03 is the best. Not sure why Edmund's feels this car is old. If you look from a pract point it rcvd new fascias,eng in 03,trans is new design. The int. not as cheap as you say,as for the rest of the car, just so much you can do when something works. Why is it that when imports changes fascias Edmunds hails as comp redesign,when U.S. manf does it is insgnfcnt,car is still old design? Elantra is worse,I drove both. Only feature that beats Cav is the 100k war,doesn't help resale. If you read the small print you can't sell it out of your family doesn't help resale. Do a REAL test,drive each w/30k. You find why the CAV CONS RATING is high.

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1.75 out of 5 stars

Never buy governmert motors

danddad33, 08/29/2012
2003 Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr Coupe (2.2L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 3 people found this review helpful

bought the can new with 7 miles on it. around 350 miles the heater switch went on it. Next one happen around two years after owning the car. wife called and told me car will not stay running. I ran the car about a mile to the house, with it stalling about 100 times. this is 36,000 the fuel pump went. well the good news was that the car was too new for the bolts to rust. I changed it. around 54,000 miles the gauges on the dash went hay-wire. Stepper motor bad, easy fix with the dash pulled apart. Now that the car is 12 years old and 97,000 miles the motor went. I have a ford ranger close to 200,000 miles only thing went was the timing belt. I love my ford!!! NO MORE CHEVY!!!!!

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