Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 970801676305 | 08/01/1997 | 54418 | Some vehicles experience difficulties to depress accelerator pedal and/or an accelerator cable separation. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 08/30/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1995 | |
| Although this defect/failure did not result in an accident, it could have ended disastrously. the cruise control cable became binded, causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate. as i was going to work, i realized the car was not stopping like it should. fortunately, i did not hit any stoplights. the vehicle seemed to be running smoothly; the idle was not extraordinarily high. however, once i got onto the highway and began accelerating, the vehicle began to idle higher and began to accelerate on its own. applying the emergency brake and the regular brakes, i was able to slow the car to only 50 miles per hour. i got off of the highway and turned the vehicle off and coasted to safe place. by this time, i had little if any brakes left. i came to a complete stop by hitting a curb. once the vehicle was towed, the dealership told me the problem was the cruise control cable had become binded and stuck on the accelerate position. i did not have the cruise control on when this occurred and i rarely use this function when driving. this could be a potentially dangerous problem. i have just sent a letter to chevrolet detailing this event. i listed property damage on this form because i have brake damage to my vehicle due to my efforts to slow the vehicle. there is also bumper damage when i ran into the curb. these are my approximations. the vehicle is still at city chevrolet being repaired. *ak | |||