Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 061000 | 10/06/2000 | 617714 | Thie purpose of this message is to provide clarification on bulletin number 000604007a. the subject of the bulletin is increased accelerator pedal effort, replaced throttle body on certain pickup models equipped with the gem 3 v-8 engine. | 03/24/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/11/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the throttle will stick and the vehicle will accelerate and it will be hard for the consumer to get control of the vehicle to decelerate. dealer notified. mr | |||
| 08/22/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2002 | |
| The ebcm module for the anti locking brakes has a circuit that is stuck open, thus rendering my abs inoperable on my truck. the service director at sir walter chev. in raleigh, nc told me he has seen this problem many times and that the repair will be about $1000.00. the service director at chris leith chev in wake forest nc told me he would not work with me because of high mileage even though time has not expired on my warranty. i understand that my warranty is out. he said he heard rumors about a campaign to fix same but does not know if it will occur. ( at the dealership after being told they would not repair same i left. i turned around and walked back in to ask if there was any way to defeat the lights on the dash and caught them off guard. it appeared they were laughing knowing i was going to be screwed out of $1000 dollars)i went on line and found message boards galore with the same problem and all were pissed off that chev. will not fix same. this is a reoccuring problem and i need your help. the only other problem is a very sticky throttle body that is dangerous. | |||
| 15 | 05/01/1999 | ||
| When braking, the vehicle seems to accelerate sometimes (has happened 15-20 times since purchasing the car may, 1999.) this has happened at various speeds - no accidents yet, but the chevrolet dealer has not responded because they cannot positively determine a failure and they don't have enough similar complaints to warrant a gunshot repair. *ak | |||
| 05/26/1999 | 4 | 11/01/1998 | |
| On several occasions vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while vehicle was parked. on one incident the vehicle rolled about 3 feet knocking the owner down, causing no injuries. *yc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 08/30/1999 | 1000 | 08/01/2099 | |
| Engine fails to decelerate upon release of accelerator - stays at last rpm 5-10 seconds (varies). this requires additional braking. problem is constant. vehicle must be in motion for failure to occur. *ak | |||
| 12/23/1999 | 15 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Thottle has stuck 15-20 times - vehicle has been driven about 500 times. twice it stuck as we approached highway crossstreet and once in anchorage at an intersection. other times there was no traffice around. dec 23,'99, john was backing uphill with a piano in the pickup - 5 people were witnesses-he crept back up an incline toward the deck and put on the brakes - the truck continued uphill while he pushed on the brakes. all five people yelled, stop but the vehicle would not stop and he ran into the deck and steps, which broke the railing. three times i have had it into chevy dealers, but they would not fix it as they could not duplicate the problem. | |||