Chevrolet Cavalier acceleration problems

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN I'M DRIVEN ABOUT 25 MILES THE ACCELERATOR STAYS STUCK AND THE SPEED KEEP GOIN UP IF YOU DON'T PUT THE BRAKES

NHTSA complaint #11281975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK AND ACCELERATES.

NHTSA complaint #11180951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

LOST PARTIAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE SHEER PEN RELEASED AND ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER-( INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE )

NHTSA complaint #11124077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

NONE OF THE GAGES WORK DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING

NHTSA complaint #11110291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER TELL HOW FAST I AM DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #10946542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE ENGINE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE AND THE GAS PUMP KEPT MESSING UP AND THE GAS NEEDLE DOESN,T SHOW CORRECT IT WILL SAY YOU HAVE A HALF A TANK WHEN YOU REALLY HAVE A QUARTER TANK, AND THE THROTTLE SENSOR IS MESSED UP I WAS ON I-4 WHICH IS A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN ORLANDO IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC THE WAS ON BUT LOSS POWER AND STALLED OUT.

NHTSA complaint #10794298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10717248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CAR WAS AT A RED LIGHT SPEEDOMETER INDICATED 85 MPH. UPON START UP SPEED INDICATED 110 AND AT NEXT STOP WENT DOWN TO 90. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE DAYS THE INDICATED SPEED WAS 45. DRIVING IN A 25MPH ZONE AND SPEED INDICATED 85.

NHTSA complaint #10717192 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2004 AND IN MARCH OF 2013 THE GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THEY WOULD RANDOMLY WORK ONE OR THE OTHER NOW ALL MY GAUGES HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MANY RPMS I'M USING OR IF THE CAR IS OVERHEATING OR NOT!

NHTSA complaint #10693420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER FOR STUCK. I KNOW I WAS GOING 60 WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS STUCK AT.IT ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS, AND ENGINE LIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10691973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED IT'S SPEED TO ABOUT 80-90 MPH. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THE CAR ACCIDENTALLY SOME KIND OF WAY MADE CRUISE CONTROL COME ON. I AM NOT A FAN OF CRUISE CONTROL SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED IT ON. AFTER THE ACCELERATION, I QUICKLY ATTEMPTED TO GET MY CAR BACK DOWN TO NORMAL DRIVING SPEED BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT WANT TO CRASH WITH ANYONE BY ACCIDENT. I QUICKLY STOMPED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS DID NOT HELP AT ALL. MATTER OF FACT, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP TOO. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE BRAKES NOR THE GAS. THE GAS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT, I AM DOING ABOUT 100 MPH. I THOUGHT QUICKLY AND MANEUVERED MY WAY OUT OF TRAFFIC. I ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS BUT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF PROTECTION AROUND ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SINGLE SCRATCH ON ME OR THE CAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE MY SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN A LITTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR BY PUTTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UP AND PLACING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THIS ONLY SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO ABOUT 80 MPH. I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF THE STOP THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK THE CAR BUT THE ENGINE ONLY REVVED UP AND MADE MY CAR SMOKE. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR INNOCENT FAMILIES ON THE ROAD. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS UNEXPECTEDLY HAD THIS TO HAPPEN.

NHTSA complaint #10664852 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH ERRONEOUSLY. LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500.

NHTSA complaint #10661936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIME. AS NOTED HERE ALREADY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ALL BY IT SELF TO THE POINT I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF IN TRAFFIC. THEN RESTARTED AND IT WAS DRIVING ON ITS OWN AT 40 MILES AN HOUR LIKE CRUISE WAS ON, I DO NOT USE CRUISE THEN WHEN I PLAYED WITH THE CRUISE BUTTON IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL CAN'T TAKE IT IN COSTS TO MUCH TO LOOK AT BUT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR JUST NEVER CAN HAVE IT DO IT WHEN I TAKE IT IN AND THEY CAN'T HELP ME IF IT IS NOT DOING IT AT THAT TIME. I WANT THIS ON RECORD SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME THERE IS A RECORD OF THIS HAPPENING, AGAIN SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAPPENS WHENEVER IT WANTS TO...

NHTSA complaint #10644795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR IN 2009, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM 55 TO 70. STILL DOES THIS ON OCCASION.

NHTSA complaint #10615667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, A RED LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACK LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY ONCE THE SPEED STARTED TO INCREASE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NEARLY 12 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS 85, 610 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 85,615.

NHTSA complaint #10594250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AND BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER IN 2008. SINCE THEN ALL OF THE GAUGES ARE NOW INOPERABLE. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR WHAT THE TEMPERATURE IS CAN BECOME A HUGE ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION COSTLY. NOW, I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT ON THESE ISSUES AND I FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THEM. IF ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OUT, THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS FROM THE FACTORY. I HOPE THIS MATTER IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND NOT JUST PUT TO THE SIDE TO CLAIM THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING THAT THE DRIVERS ARE CAUSING. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT THE INTENTIONS ARE OF GM OR WHOMEVER IS RESPONSIBLE. WE PAID FOR THESE VEHICLES, WHICH ARE FAIRLY GOOD ONES, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE THE DECISION TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10574915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL MAY HAVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

NHTSA complaint #10492289 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

FIRST DRIVER SIDE REAR TURN SIGNAL BLINKED RAPIDLY, THEN BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN LIGHT CEASED TO WORK. WHEN CHECKED, THE LIGHT AND LENS WERE FUSED (MELTED) TOGETHER. AS WELL DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CEASED TO WORK. MECHANIC STATED ITS ELECTRICAL AND ADVISED I CHECK RECALLS.ALSO SOMETIMES GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES WITHOUT PRESSURE FROM ME. NO CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN OR WHY...JUST OCCASIONALLY HAPPENS.

NHTSA complaint #10483900 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST THE SPEEDOMETER SVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 20,000 MILES AND NOW IT HAS QUIT COMPLETELY, I WENT TO AN ON LINE FORUM AND THEY SAY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT WITH NO RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS. USUALLY BEFORE IT WOULD BOUNCE UP TO 35 OR 40 AND THEN START WORKING AGAIN, BUT IT IS DEAD NOW. NO MOVEMENT AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #10459125 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.