Speed Control Linkage Problems of Saturn SL1

Freezing accelerator on 2001 Saturn Sl1. Oday I experienced a frozen accelerator cable which caused the car to accelerate very rapidly. I had driven about 80 miles and stopped at a store. When I came out of the store, I started the car and backed out of the parking slot. When I then started to go forward, and pressed the accelerator, it froze up at a rather high speed. Releasing the pressure on the pedal did not cause the pedal to return to idle . The outside temperature was zero degrees. I was able to turn the key off and after working the accelerator pedal and cable for about three or four minutes (from under the hood and the driver seat-took two people) I was able to free up the cable. I would like to know if there is a recall or tech bulletin about this, and if not, suggest that one be issued immediately. It happened again a few hours later but I was prepared and tested it before I put the car in gear. The cable appears to be freezing inside the shaft. It does not necessarily do it the first time the acelerator is depressed in the cold weather. I brouhgt the car home and will not drive it again until the weather warms up. I did call Saturn customer service and they are not aware of the problem and can not do anything unless a Saturn dealer diagnoses the problem the nearest Saturn dealer to me is 75 miles and since the weather is still minus 4 degrees today, I will not drive the car to the dealer do to the problem. I spoke with a local general motors dealer and he has had other Saturns in with the problem. Suggest an alert or warning to owners and drivers be issued.

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