Previous in Forum: 1991 Nissan Sinatra   Next in Forum: Forbes: The Four Worse Cars of 2010
Close

Comments Format:






Change Mode
Close

Subscribe to Discussion:

CR4 allows you to "subscribe" to a discussion
so that you can be notified of new comments to
the discussion via email.

Close

Rating Vote:







Add Vote
18 comments
Rate Comments: Nested
richardaw1011
Active Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 10

2000 Cavalier

04/13/2010 5:56 PM

I have a 2000 cavalier that will not start the fuel pump does not run when you turn the switch on and the car does not fire, all it does it crank, the antitheft light comes on while i am cranking iti was told that if the anti theft light was on that it would not let the car start, could that be the problem and if it is how do i get it to go off, and also i would like to know if the fuel pump is not working would the car still fire, this car was hit in the rear and i am having it fixed and painted now it is all fixed and painted it wont start. it was driven to where it was painted now wont start.
Register to Reply
Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.

"Almost" Good Answers:

Check out these comments that don't yet have enough votes to be "official" good answers and, if you agree with them, vote them!
Blackbook
Participant

Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 2
#1

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/13/2010 6:29 PM

The question here is did the car run after the accident. As most pumps are sitting close to the rear it might got disabled. And no It won't start if the pump is not running.

To bad you did all this work and it won't run, however I don't think its a expensive issue, just need to hook it up and get the fault code.

BB
Register to Reply
Anonymous Poster
#2

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/13/2010 7:38 PM

FIRST THINGS FIRST WITH THESE GM'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does your car have a PASSLOCK Theft Deterrent? Does the "Theft" light remain on or blink after attempting to start?

If so, after attempting to start, leave the key in the ON position for 10-15 minutes to allow it to reset. When the light goes out, turn off the key, and then start again.

THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PASSLOCK.

Thie symptom/problem may not reappear for months on end.
Register to Reply Score 1 for Good Answer
No more "Almost" Good Answers.
Anonymous Poster
#3
In reply to #2

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/13/2010 7:40 PM

and then I actually read your details.

YES!!! You need to follow those steps to reset your theft system.
Register to Reply
richardaw1011
Active Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 10
#4
In reply to #3

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/13/2010 11:50 PM

ty for the information we are going to try that tomorrow and if it starts i will let you know ty for you help.
Register to Reply
Anonymous Poster
#5
In reply to #4

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/14/2010 12:18 AM

Right on.

I wrote about this in an earlier thread and even scanned the user manual to my malibu:

Here is the previous thread:

http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/40351
Register to Reply
uncommon
Commentator
Engineering Fields - Civil Engineering - New Member United States - Member - New Member

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: The most variable and beautiful State in the U.S. - And the worst managed and least livable one too.
Posts: 80
#6

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/14/2010 12:05 PM

I am being very cheeky today so feel free to ignore this response. It is being marked 'off topic'.

But, my response is this;

Based on actual and vicarious experience.

Throw it away and get a new one (car that is, NOT another Cavalier) just like everyone else that has ever owned a Cavalier for more than 5 years (Or was more than 5yrs. old).

__________________
 Highly educated by life, books, and institutions. In that order. The Man denies me the big E title 'til I bow before him, cash in my outstretched hands and 'tests' sticking out my A%#. I bestow my own title: Engineering 'Technician' Extraordinaire!
Register to Reply Off Topic (Score 6)
scotchdrnkr
Guru
Engineering Fields - Construction Engineering - New Member Engineering Fields - Civil Engineering - New Member Hobbies - Fishing - New Member Hobbies - Target Shooting - New Member Hobbies - Hunting - New Member Popular Science - Weaponology - New Member United States - Member - New Member Hobbies - DIY Welding - New Member

Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Latitude 38.701979 Longitude -90.439540 Coordinates 38.701979, -90.439540 N38°42.11874, W090°26.3724
Posts: 668
Good Answers: 15
#11
In reply to #6

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 5:01 AM

Ive got a 2001 Cavalier with over 150,000 miles on it. Other than replace the normal wear and tear items haven't had any problems whats so ever. If Cavs are such bad cars why do I see so many still on the road?

__________________
 scotchdrnkr
Register to Reply Off Topic (Score 5)
uncommon
Commentator
Engineering Fields - Civil Engineering - New Member United States - Member - New Member

Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: The most variable and beautiful State in the U.S. - And the worst managed and least livable one too.
Posts: 80
#15
In reply to #11

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 10:50 AM

So many on the road because they were CHEAP! Not inexpensive. CHEAP!

My extended family has thrown 5 of them away since 2006 due to the incredible cost of maintenance. The only car that is worse, in my experience, is the Dodge/Plymouth Neon.

US car manufacturers have a habit of building in obsolescence. GM just recently admitted this in conjunction with all the bailout and recall news. They are inexpensive to get into, but costs are high on the back end. ON PURPOSE!

Go research it through Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, or any other unbiased source you trust.

__________________
 Highly educated by life, books, and institutions. In that order. The Man denies me the big E title 'til I bow before him, cash in my outstretched hands and 'tests' sticking out my A%#. I bestow my own title: Engineering 'Technician' Extraordinaire!
Register to Reply Off Topic (Score 5)
Engineering Superman
Commentator

Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Posts: 92
Good Answers: 1
#7

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/14/2010 10:39 PM

No fuel pump working properly and the engine will not run! Pissed off alarm could also do that to your car too! Need to know more to pass judgement.
Register to Reply
Anonymous Poster
#9
In reply to #7

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 12:40 AM

thank you for your information on the sensor in the ignition switch, we tried resetting the anti-theft system but it did not start.
Register to Reply
LG_Dave
Power-User
United States - Member - Member

Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: La Grande, Oregon U.S.A.
Posts: 468
Good Answers: 23
#8

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/14/2010 11:36 PM

check the sensor in the ignition switch that detects the key. These tend to fail intermittently and cause false anti-theft shutdowns.

__________________
 Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft! - Theodore Roosevelt
Register to Reply
Nigh
Guru
United Kingdom - Member - Old New Member

Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: South east U.K.
Posts: 3695
Good Answers: 93
#10

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 5:00 AM

I'm not familiar with this car but, is it fuel injected? If so it may well have a cut-out switch on the fuel pump that is activated in a crash to limit fuel spillage. You might have to re-set this switch to get the fuel pump to run.

__________________
 I didn't have a really important life, but at least it's been funny (Lemmy Kilminster 1945-2015)
Register to Reply
bill_gj
Commentator
Engineering Fields - Automotive Engineering - New Member

Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 56
Good Answers: 1
#14
In reply to #10

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 6:59 AM

I didn't think that European GMs used an inertia switch to cut out the fuel pump in the event of a collision, only Fords do this, I believe.

__________________
 Bill
Register to Reply
The Green Bastard
Commentator
Canada - Member - I am from Canada Eh' Engineering Fields - Mechanical Engineering - Condition Monitoring, Advanced Diagnostics and Engineering Services Engineering Fields - Aerospace Engineering - Aviation Aftermarket Services for Honeywell Aerospace

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Saint John New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 67
Good Answers: 1
#12

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 5:03 AM

I agree with a previous post.....

The root cause of your problem is the simple fact that you own a Cavalier.

There is this thing called Google too.....you type in your problem in the little box and SHAZAM....5000 other people who own a computer and a Cavalier will have posted their trials and tribulations on the adventure of owning one of these $hitbox cars.

(This post was not meant to insult, but be somewhat of a joke, except the owning a Cavalier and the Google part)

TGB

__________________
 Better to have loved and lost than spend the rest of your life with a psycho.
Register to Reply Off Topic (Score 6)
Andy Germany
Guru
Popular Science - Weaponology - New Member Safety - ESD - New Member Hobbies - Fishing - New Member

Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 50.390866N, 8.884827E
Posts: 17996
Good Answers: 200
#13

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 5:49 AM

An off topic question or two:-

a) is this Cavalier in Europe or the USA.

b) Are they the same car (basically) in both Europe and the USA?

c) Does the OP live in Europe, USA or somewhere else?

I do feel that the answers to these questions may validate or not, certain infos in this blog......

__________________
 "What others say about you reveals more about them, than it does you." Anon.
Register to Reply Off Topic (Score 3)
wrench
Power-User

Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 117
Good Answers: 2
#16

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 11:17 AM

Repeat the reset procedure with another with another key. Male sure the friver's door is shut dueing the waiting time. If it fails to start, replace the halo sensor (antenna).

Bob
Register to Reply
Anonymous Poster
#17
In reply to #16

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 11:27 AM

Although I am not real sure but isn't the electric fuel pump attached to the oil pressure sending unit so that if there is a crash and the engine quits you wont be pumping gas all around you. I had a wagoneer that I had modified with an electric fuel pump and the instructions told me to install it that way for those reasons.

Michael.
Register to Reply
wrench
Power-User

Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 117
Good Answers: 2
#18
In reply to #17

Re: 2000 Cavalier

04/15/2010 11:37 AM

The OPS supplies a ground signal to the control unit that then supplies a ground to to the fuel pump relay. In most cases it is not related to alarm problems.

Bob
Register to Reply
Register to Reply
Have a Different Question?
18 comments

"Almost" Good Answers:

Check out these comments that don't yet have enough votes to be "official" good answers and, if you agree with them, vote them!
Copy to Clipboard

Users who posted comments:

Andy Germany (1); Anonymous Poster (5); bill_gj (1); Blackbook (1); Engineering Superman (1); LG_Dave (1); Nigh (1); richardaw1011 (1); scotchdrnkr (1); The Green Bastard (1); uncommon (2); wrench (2)

Previous in Forum: 1991 Nissan Sinatra   Next in Forum: Forbes: The Four Worse Cars of 2010

Advertisement

Got Something to Say?
Ask a Question
Start a Discussion

Search this Forum
Transportation:
Go

CR4 Sections
Aerospace
BioMech & BioMed
Chemical & Material Science
Civil Engineering
Communications & Electronics
Education and Engineering Careers
Electrical Engineering
General Discussion
Instrumentation
Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
New Technologies & Research
Software & Programming
Sustainable Engineering
Transportation

Site Directories
Forum Directory
Blog Directory
User Group Directory
RSS Feeds

CR4 Rules of Conduct
CR4 FAQ
Site Glossary

Who's Online (37 right now)
Show Members
Advertisement