2003 Chevrolet Malibu VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN WEATHER IS WARM THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP TO 3000 -3500 RPMS AND WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE SPEED. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED STRONGLY TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM TAKING OFF, THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHILE IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A SAFE LEGAL SPEED. CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE RECALL AND FOUND ONE THAT MATCHES THE ACTIONS OF THIS VEHICLE EXACTLY HOWEVER THIS ONE IS NOT INCLUDED (VIN). THIS IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY AND STARTS SOMETIMES AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH GM BEING THE FIRST GM CAR I HAVE OWNED I AM NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED WITH THE RESPONSE RECEIVED WHEN WE CONTACTED THEM ABOUT THE RECALL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP MANUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN ON MAY 30, 2005 AND THERE IS SAFETY RECALL # 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) ON THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED A DEALER THAT SOLD GM CARS BUT WAS NOT ACTUALLY A GM DEALER AND INFORMED HER THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. THE CONSUMER HEARD SO MANY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC DEALER THAT REPAIRS WERE DONE AT ANOTHER LOCATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN INSPECTED MONTHS EARLIER. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO FIXED THE VEHICLE VIA THE RECALL IMMEDIATELY AT NO CHARGE. UPDATED 07/24/07 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND TWO RETAINER CLIPS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #04V528000, REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT ON 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL ACTIVE EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CRUISE WAS STILL ACTIVATING AND SPEEDING THE CAR UP. THE CONSUMER PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE CONSUMER FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, BUT HE HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. IT SET FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CAR SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT THIS POINT. THE SPEED WAS 65 MPH AND THAT WAS WITH THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *AK *JB

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' FOR CHEVROLET MALIBU 2003, VEHICLE ALSO INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. *BF THE CONSUMER HUSBAND BELIEVED BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE THE RESULT OF A RECALL GM HAD ISSUED REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. (HUSBAND ON BEHALF OF WIFE DORIS NELL DECEASED) *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURED RECALL 04V092000 CONCERNING ACCELERATION CONTROL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, REPAIR WERE NOT PERFORMED AS OF YET. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. *AK

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. FROM 50 TO 90 MPH. THE DRIVER TAPPED THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED EVEN MORE. AS A RESULT DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT IN THE LAST THREE DAYS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK FIRST EPISODE OF VEHICLE ACCELERATING SUDDENLY, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH, AND CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, DUE TO ITS SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BRAKE ROTORS HAD WARPED. IN ADDITION, THERE'S AN INTERMITTENT STICKING OF THE THROTTLE. *LA

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. VEHICLE'S FRONT END COLLIDED WITH A CEMENT POLE, DIVIDING THE PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES INVOLVED NOR DID THE POLICE ARRIVE. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING OCCURRED, BUT APPLYING THE BRAKES PREVENTED ANOTHER COLLISION. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR. THEN, DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK *LA

FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE THROTTLE HAS BEEN STICKING DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE OCCURRENCE NOR FIND ANY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK

VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD TWICE WHILE CAR WAS COASTING TOWARDS A RED LIGHT.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS SLOWING THE VEHICLE FOR A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH WHILE THE CONSUMER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM