We have classified the 6 complaints from 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL into the following categories.
The shifting lever freezes and your unable to pull car from park to drive also the linkage has tendancy to freeze and not register . *ak
Was at full stop and when accelerating gas pedal hung up, causing car to accelerate to 95 miles per hour then slamming brakes pedal released and car made 90 degree spin. *ak
Vehicle accelerates on its own, after consumer removes his foot from gas pedal, the pedal has remianed locked in a depressed position causing the car's engine to continue running, as if pressure wre still being applied to the pedal, as a result the car will continue to accelerate and at times has achieved speeds of up to 80 mph, consumer has been able to disengage the gas pedal from its locked position by either pumping the pedal until it is released or shifting the transmission into neutral, the car will slow down, but the gas pedal remains locked in a depressed position, and the continued running of the cars engine causes the wheels to grind against the brakes, vehicle has been taken in to dealer, but no one has been able to diagnose problem. *jb
Was at stop position & started to accelerate. the steering wheel pped out of driver's hand. vehicle proceeded to jerk right or left into other lane. been to dealer & mechanic could not locate cause of problem. the problem doesn't happen all the time.it is intermittent. *ak
Consumer made right turn into drivewayand turned steering back to left, at that time, vehicle took off and consumer lost control. *ak
Vehicle will accelerate and stick. consumer has to turn off vehicle to stop it.*ak