Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Chevrolet Lumina

Vehicle kills while accelerating from a stop. Not every time but I've been stuck in the middle of an intersection trying to restart it from a stop light.

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I turned on my car and put it in reverse to back out of a parking space. I had four friends in the car. I waited for my friends to get situated in the car and took my foot off the brake. The car did not roll back as it normally did when in gear. Suddenly, the car lurched backward and starting accelerating toward a concrete wall that was about 45 feet behind us. I did not have my foot on the accelerator. I quickly put my foot on the brake to tried to slow the car down. Nothing happened, so I quickly took my foot off the brake, just in case I had accidentally hit the accelerator. The car continued to accelerate towards the wall. I remember picking up both my feet just to make sure I was not touching the pedals. We hit the wall going about 25-30 mph. Four of us were fine, but my friend in the rear passenger side seat broke her cheekbone. The car was totaled. I was not able to find anyone willing to inspect the car to determine the cause of failure. The car was salvaged for parts.

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When applying the brakess vehicle surged forward. This problem occurs when pulling into parkingp laces, when yielding to pedestrians and when pulling into the garage.

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After backing out of parking space with shift lever in drive position, the engine opened up at full throttle without foot applied on accelerator pedal. Vehicle was thrown off roadway, crashing into a school building. All 5 occupants were hospitalized with serious injuries. Inspection revealed that the throttle valve was in full open position.

Vehicle accelerated on its own at 35-40 mph, increasing speed to 60 mph. Consumer had to apply brakes hard to stop vehicle. Mechanic stated throttle plate housing needed to be replaced.

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Speed control locked up, causing the vehicle to accelerate. The driver had to put the vehicle in park to stop. Dealer has inspected vehicle.

Consumer was slowing to come to a complete stop when the vehicle suddenly speeded up. The experience was as if someone floored the accelerator. Pedal to the floor. Consumer looked to see if foot was on the gas and it was not. Vehicle took off from stop sign and ran into a car, the car spun leaving vehicle at this time is still. Accelerator at high speed and the driver's side air bag deployed. Vehicle then hit a tree on the left side bumper at fifty feet away from crash of car. Still at high speed she then ran into a house, then the passenger's side air bag deployed. ( the paintery body shop, streator, illinos is doing the repairs on the vehicle's body. Phone # 815-673-2447).

When traveling at any speed vehicle surges forward, causing loss of vehicle control, consumer unsure if the problem is linked to the transmission or engine. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to replace parts. Please provide any further details.

This is a leased car I have had since November 1998. I drive with an accelerator adapter that allows me to use my left foot. This is the third car in which I have used such an adapter and have never had any problems. Neither did I have trouble with this car until may 1999. In may I had three incidents of sudden and unexpected accleration while slowly backing out of a driveway or a parking space in a lot. With each incident it was increasingly more difficult to stop. The first time firm pressure on the brake finally stopped it and I could shift into drive and stop. In the second the car finally stalled out after bucking and roaring as I literally stood on the brake while pulling on the steering wheel for more pressure. This was after backing almost the length of a 200 foot driveway which ends in a busy street. In the third incident the car finally stopped after ramming a van and moving its back end 2 feet from where it was parked and bouncing off a second van after which my car spun around full circle and finally stalled out. After the first incident I had checked the adapter and everything was ok. I intended to take the car in for service the following week and thought I'd tell them what happened at that time. But the second incident happened the following Saturday and the third the Tuesday after that. I was told by the shop that fixed the car that there is nothing wrong with it but they did not get a gm engineer to check it as my insurance company suggested. Harold Chevrolet now has the car and are trying to replicate the problem. I do not want the car back and I want to get out of the lease before the car kills someone. Not only was the result worse each time this happened but the time between decreased with each incident.

When vehicle is stopped on an incline the car rolls backwards when going from the brake pedal to the gas. Dealer says there is no problem.

When consumer puts vehicle in drive it will accelerate without applying pressure to the pedal. Dealership is aware of problem. .

While putting vehicle in reverse, the vehicle moves forward, at this time the steering and brakes do not work, also this will happen when the consumer will put the vehicle in overdrive or drive.