Chevrolet Cavalier Repair Questions


Overheating and temp gauge all over the place
I have a 2005 Chevy Cavalier it has been overheating. My temp. gauge has gone haywire. My cooling fan has not been coming on. My upper radiator hose gets hot. The lower hose stays cold...

2000 Cavalier Stalls
When coming to a stop and turning and pressing the brake pedal, the car dies out. Has to add fuel. Need to keep foot on gas to keep it running, then stalls out again. Check engine light is also on.

2005 Chevy Cavalier Fuel Pressure
My car will not start. It just quit. There is no fuel at he shrader valve. How do I replace the fuel pump.


Idle Goes Up And Down
The idle RPM goes up and down on my car. Sometimes it seems to go faster than I am pressing on the gas.

What IS This Part Called?
My son put his 2000 Cavalier in the ditch last night. He was going very slow, but there is a frozen ridge in the ditch. It was very foggy and our gravel road is mush right now that sucked him right off the road when he got too close to the edge. We found this part when we pulled the car out.

1996 Cavalier wont start
After replacing leaking fuel injector. Replaced started and spark plugs. Battery OK...

How to replace airbag sensor

1999 2.2 wont start. Replaced starter and solenoid

My Abs, red brake lights flash flicker and wont start

P0128 on 2001 chevy cavalier 2.2, after replaced thermostat, temp goes high on gauge


Question: Car sputters then dies. Then u have to pump the gas peddle just to get it going again.
 Answer: That could be anything. Going to need a little more information. Is the engine hot or cold? Is the check engine light on? Did you scan for codes? Check fuel pressure, throttle for carbon, spark plugs and wires, etc.

Question: 2002 cavalier does not go into reverse gear, all other gears fine just not reverse. Anyone know what could be the cause of this? I put in transmission fluid recently too.
 Assuming this is an automatic transmission, then there is an internal problem and it will have to come out of the car and taken apart to repair.

Question: It spitters an sputters trac control light is on an says its off engine light is on...it ran that way foe about a month an then it just quit doing it an ran perfect..about a month later started acting up like i explained an is still that now what do i do..i was told bad computer...it was tested an couldnt get a reading. It's 2001 chevy cavalier 2.2l 4cyl.
 If you cannot get any data out of the computer, and it runs like that then clears up and then returns, yes it sounds like a bad computer.

Question: 1999 Chevy Cavalier Ls Has ETS OFF And Check Engine Light On And Car Shakes And Makes Rumbling Noise On Muffler.. Need To Know What The Problem Is
 You have an engine misfire. That will cause the engine light, which inturn will cause the ETS light. Get a scan of the computer to get the codes.

Question: What is code p1870?
 Code P1870 is a transmission code. It says "component slipping". This could be a bad pressure control valve or internal damage.


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