Cruise Control problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical issues. The consumer stated she experienced problems with the cruise control and clutch not working upon purchasing the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop 2-3 times. In July 2015, the vehicle stalled.

After having taken my car into the Chevrolet dealer for a power steering failure the car acted up again. They replaced the power steering motor however after about 1 hour of driving the cruise control disengaged and the power steering message came on the display. The gauges started going crazy and the check engine light would flash on and off as well as the parking brake light. At lower speeds there was a clicking sound from under the automatic transmission box and the car jerked when changing gears. This is extremely dangerous as driving on the free way at those speeds can lead to fatalities. I am extremely thankful nothing happened. General motors needs to get this right as clearly replacing the power steering motor is not the solution to the problem!.

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?!.