I began to notice trouble with brakes and acceleration a couple of months after I purchased this vehicle. Braking was not smooth or consistent at times. At times I wasn't able to accelerate and it felt like I was driving with parking brake on. Later I noticed that I could control this by lifting the brake pedal with my foot. The brake pedal wasn't releasing on its own. I took the car to a Chevrolet dealership (same dealer that fixed another recall on this car for electrical wiring recall) to have the brakes checked out. They said the brake assembly was faulty and kept the car for a few days. Since the part hadn't been delivered and I needed a vehicle ASAP, I picked up my car to use until the parts came into the dealer.

When I was leaving the service center, I wasn't able to go in reverse. I made sure the emergency brake wasn't on and even tried to turn it on and off to make sure it was definitely off. The tires were aligned straight and try as I may, the car would not go in reverse. I went into the service department and spoke with the technician who came out and tried reversing the car without success at first. He eventually got the car to go in reverse and didn't seem concerned or thought this to be significant. The next day, I was driving on the speedway and suddenly my car started to slow down and I could not accelerate regardless of how much I pressed on the accelerator. The car started to slow down on its own and I was terrified that other vehicles would hit the back of my car. I got off the highway on the next exit and my vehicle started to smoke and scraping/groaning sounds were heard at the light. I barely made it to a shopping center where I had to call a tow truck to take the car back to the dealer for service. It took a week or more after I took my car in for parts to be delivered.