Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CAVALIER / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005002103 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2005
Consumer's City: LUPTON Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CAVALIER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1JH12F027 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 17 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling on interstate i-75 at approx 75-78 mph with my car's cruise control set, i changed lanes to go around a slower vehicle at which time i was also coming up to a vehicle in the lane i switched to so when i tapped my brake pedal to release the cruise control it did not disengage, so i rapidly starting pushing the button on the end of the cruise control mechanism which did not slow me down either-i turned the button of on the cruise control it did not shut off! i got over into the slow lane to prepare to exit the x-way by literally standing on my brake pedal and i could only get it down to about 58 mph with my rpm's still at over 3000 when i exited i got the front end of the car to the shoulder i was going to fast still to properly place the car and i decided i needed to put it into neutral and shut it off, i missed neutral and went into reverse at 58-60 mph it jolted us backwards i quick reached down and put it back into drive and we flew forward and at that point i crammed the gear shift into park at 60 mph- my engine was roaring and you could smell nothing but burning. my father drove to where we were and since he is retired g.m. repair person he knew how to disconnect the cruise control cable and he had me follow him and said everything seemed ok- i now have gotten the car to team hodges chevrolet where it was purchased for them to inspect and a report has been made to chevrolet. *nm