# 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1090348` · 2014-07-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVEO
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK. THEY CAN NOT EVEN BE PRESSED DOWN. WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS, A CORRESPONDING WEIRD REVVING THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOESN'T USUALLY ALSO HAPPENS. I PARALLEL PARK ON A STREET DAILY, AND ONE MORNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. USUALLY THE PROBLEM STOPS HAPPENING AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 1/2 A MILE, BUT IT IS PRETTY SCARY TRYING TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKES TO GET TO THAT 1/2 MILE MARK. ESPECIALLY SINCE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WON'T WORK THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT ALWAYS STOPS HAPPENING BY THE TIME I GET TO THE MECHANIC AND I'VE LEFT MY CAR OVERNIGHT AT A MECHANIC TWICE AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. I CAN'T PART WITH MY CAR FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK SO THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DIAGNOSED.   *TR
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