Clutch Pedal/linkage problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier

2005 Chevrolet Cavalier - (manual transmission) when clutch pedal was pressed to change gears while driving, pedal went to floor and stayed there. Could no longer use clutch to change gears. Car stayed in gear. Problem was caused by the clutch master cylinder hydraulic line (hose) failing due to rubbing against a sharp metal electrical case. Gm dealer replaced the part (#24233064), but has not modified the routing of the part. Since the new part is routed against the same sharp metal part and is rubbing against it, the failure will occur again in the future. Since the failure occurred suddenly and without warning, there failure could have caused an accident under different traffic conditions. (it is my opinion that the problem could be lessened, if the hydraulic hose routing was routed differently, or the sharp metal edge was slightly modified. ) this car had 66261 miles on it, however, the part had previously been replaced at 31786 miles. Please note that this compliant is related to the following previously filed complaints: odi id numbers 10237572, 10312149, 10163590, 10199524, 10200511, 10201764, 10231112, 10238456, 10239176,10245402, 10253573, 10260772, 10263228, 10276088, 10280611. (odi numbers 10237572, 10312149 involved crashes. ) odi numbers 10150782, 10143646 may also be related.

Clutch pedal fell to the floor without any warning while I was in heavy traffic almost causing a collision. The cause of the failure was that due to the poor design of the car the hydraulic clutch line was severed by a sharp piece of metal that holds an electrical housing. The line runs right a long the sharp edge of the metal and rubs against it until eventually it gets cut and all the fluid leaks out and the pedal has no pressure to engage and disengage the clutch, causing the vehicle to stay in gear and make it very hard to control.

The clutch pedal stuck to the ground and failed, the car would not come out of gear. Finally turned off the key and got the engine to stop. Had just come off a major highway and was in a school speed zone so there was no accident, but a few minutes earlier the consequences could have been deadly. The clutch line snapped because there is a sharp piece of metal that lies next to it and rubs it. This car has a history of this happening at about 40k that I was not aware of. Gm has not done a recall, but it is a common problem.

Clutch failed in heavy traffic, cause was a rubber hydraulic hose was installed next to a sharp edge of chassis and hose eventually ruptured causing pedal to remain down and vehicle was not controllable I have reported this before and I have the part for inspection.

The hydraulic line/hose that runs between the clutch master cylinder and the slave cylinder (transmission) chaffed on the brake lines and main electrical plug causing clutch failure while driving.

When pressing the clutch consumer tachometer goes to 3500 rpm and comes back down. . When in neutral at a traffic light the tachometer runs to 5500 rpm. When this occurred the consumer had to turn off the vehicle and turn it back on. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they claimed the carpet had become entangled in the accelerator pedal. The dealer ran diagnostic test but found not problems. The consumer is still experiencing problems.