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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007105878 | Incident Date: May, 13 2007 |
| Consumer's City: TUBA CITY | Consumer's State: AZ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: COBALT | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was traveling home from work yesterday when a came upon a slow vehicle going at 55 mph. i was going at 65 mph. i turned off the cruise control when i came upon the slow vehicle and some oncoming traffic went by. when it was clear i started accelerating to pass the slow vehicle. as i was accelerating the gas pedal completely fell and stuck to the floor and rpms shot up to 4 , range from 0 to 8. the car accelerated to 70 mph then 80 mph, and then 90 mph. as the car was continuing to accelerate i tried braking but the car was still accelerating while it was braking at the same time. i was getting closer and closer to a car ahead of me. i was getting real close when i put the gear into neutral and i tried braking , but it was hard to press the brake pedal. the car finally slowed down and i managed to pull over to the side of the road. when i was pulled to the side of the road the car engine was still racing and the rpms were still at 4. i put the gear in park) and turned off the engine. i tried restarting the car, but initially it wouldn't start. i waited a few minutes and the car started. this malfunction almost caused me to hit another vehicle from behind at 90 mph! i drove home at 50-55 mph, afraid to go faster than 55 mph. i took the car to the dealership/repair shop where i purchased the car, and they told me it was only the floor mat that got caught on the gas pedal. after, i pulled off the road after the incident i checked the floor mat, but it was no where near the gas pedal, and why would the gas pedal fall into the floor if the floor mat was in the way? i am afraid to drive the car , and am now renting a car to commute to and from work. i called other auto repair shops, and they indicated that i should not bring the car in until it happened again. this incident almost caused a serious accident! so now i am just suppose to drive it until another incident similar to my experience happened again?! *ak |
