Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CAVALIER / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049659 Incident Date: Dec, 12 2005
Consumer's City: MASCOT Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CAVALIER Model Year: 1997
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#: 1G1JC5243V7 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 10 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated h the cruise control malfunctioned. while traveling at 45 mph he turned on the cruise control switch and the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 60 mph. the contact tried to disengage the cruise control several times by depressing the brake pedal which should manually turn off the cruise control switch. however, these attempts were unsuccessful. as a result, he turned the ignition off, and coasted to the side of the road. when he restarted the vehicle the engine revved high. he turned off the ignition and the vehicle was towed home. afterwards, he pulled the fuse and deactivated the cruise control. no further repairs have been made. *ak