general problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro

Three problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 09/17/2001

After hitting resume on the cruise, the vehicle accelerator just kept on speeding up way past where it was set, tried to brake and use the off switch, to no avail, put it in neutral to get off the road and then was able to shut the car off. Disconnect the battery and then reconnect.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 01/11/2000

Car accelerated uncontrollably at highway speeds on three separate occassions.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 05/01/1998

Vehicle revved up to 3800 rpm's after cold start. Once, vehicle surged forward and hit fence, causing $ 2500 in damage, dealer said they could not find cause.


Other Vehicle Speed Control related problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro

Vehicle Speed Control problems
3
Speed Control Linkage problems
1
Accelerator Pedal problems
1


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