1998 Chevrolet Cavalier vehicle speed control problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The engine started having problems where it didn't want to move and the gas pump kept messing up and the gas needle doesn,t show correct it will say you have a half a tank when you really have a quarter tank, and the throttle sensor is messed up I was on I-4 which is a major highway in orlando in…”
filed Nov 17, 2015
“I have had several episodes over the past 6 years of my car accelerating without me stepping on the gas. In fact, it usually happens when I have first started the car, and am stepping on the brakes when pulling out of driveway, or coming to a stop at traffic lights, etc. My brakes can barely stop…”
filed Nov 29, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Cavalier years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Cavalier | 18 | 6% |
| 2004 Cavalier | 27 | 8% |
| 2003 Cavalier | 13 | 2% |
| 2002 Cavalier | 11 | 6% |
| 2001 Cavalier | 8 | 3% |
| 2000 Cavalier | 11 | 3% |
| 1999 Cavalier | 11 | 5% |
| 1997 Cavalier | 18 | 3% |
| 1996 Cavalier | 14 | 3% |
| 1995 Cavalier | 5 | 2% |
| 1994 Cavalier | 7 | 3% |
| 1993 Cavalier | 6 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.