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my gas pedal stopped working?
i have a 2005 chevy cobalt and yesterday, i had my car parked out by my apartment's mailboxes and left it running while i checked my mail. i got back in the car and tried to back up but my accelerator wasn't working. it didn't rev or anything. i turned the car off and back on about 5 times before it would let me back up, and then i only drove it a few hundred feet to my driveway when it stopped working again and i had to just coast to a stop in my driveway. later, i turned the car on and was able to drive up and down my street a few times with no problems. i tested the accelerator in park and neutral also and it revved like normal. but now i am scared to drive anywhere in case it happens again. i really need to know whats wrong with it, or how i can find out.
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- ?Lv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
your going to need to take that into a dealership to have it looked at. sounds like the electronic accelerator is malfunctioning.
- GuyOnEarthLv 78 years ago
Robert is essentially right, besides the many caps. The car has an electronic throttle, and it has obviously failed. It needs to go to a repair shop. Whether this is a warranty item or not, I don't know, but I doubt it.
- Robert MLv 78 years ago
GO TO GM DEAL:ERSHIHP! This is a SAFETY HAZSZARD and they have to DEAL WITH IT! THere may even be a RECALL where you wlil get FREE PARTS! ALOS notify NHTSA about this! Take a few minutes and go to their WEBSITE and fill out the form! If enough poelp COMPALIN < then GM has to repair for FREE! You MIGHT have a FLY-BY-WIRE car meaning that a COMPUTER intercedes between the FOOT PEDAL and the THROTTLE BODY! This means there is NO THROTTLE CABLE but TWO potentiometers that send a signal to each other throguh the OPERATING COMPUTER! This can be SERIOUS< so stop in at any GM DEALERSHIP and ask for help! You can even use the GM HELP LINE in your owners manual or just stop by the CHEVY PARTS department and ASK THERE! THey wil have ALL RECALL campaigns and wil help you for NOTHING! GOOD LUCK! TRY POPWER WASHINGN YOUR ENGIEN BAY with GUNK ORANGE ORIGINAL FORMULA! Thsi wil help any electrical connections to RE-ATTACH! ALSO your engien wil disipate HEAT more evenly! IT MIGHT also bbe a filing CRANK POSITION SENSOR or just a dirty THROTTLE BODY and IDLE AIR CONROL VAVLE! Take these writings to the GM DEALERSHIP with you! And once again CONTACT NHTSA! BYE NOW!
- DanLv 78 years ago
I would call GM customer service about a POSSIBLE recall of the computer CHIP that controls the engine.
