2005 Chevrolet Classic

I ARRIVED AT WORK AND WAS TOLD BY COWORKERS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I REMOVED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO AVOID DRAINING MY BATTERY. ON THE DRIVE HOME, AFTER RECONNECTING BATTERY, I DISCOVERED MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING EITHER. I SAW ON THE INTERNET A RECALL (GM 13036) THAT COVERED THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING THE MALIBU WHICH MY CAR NEARLY IDENTICAL TO. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT COVER MY MODEL AND IT SHOULD! CLEARLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND 2005 CLASSIC SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I CURRENTLY AM DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS STUCK ON AND HAVE TO DISCONNECT / CONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL EVERY TIME I DRIVE.

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED RECENTLY (LATE DECEMBER, 2013) ON A SALVAGE TITLE BY MY MOTHER. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED- THE SPEED KEPT DROPPING. AS WE SLOWED TO A STOP I TOOK THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO THE SIDE AND PARKED. A PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CLASSIC STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE ALRIGHT. BUT THE SAME THING KEPT HAPPENING A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD (IF MEMORY SERVES, THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES THAT DAY). THE VEHICLE HAD TO WAIT ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES TO START AGAIN- TURNING THE KEY EARLIER PRODUCED A THUMPING SOUND INSIDE, A THUD-THUD-THUD SOUND. I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED AND I AM CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY ABOUT THE MATTER BECAUSE IF IT DOES PERTAIN TO A SAFETY/PARTS ISSUE IT MAY BE SOMETHING WHICH COULD IMPACT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AS WELL. WHEN CARS LOSE SPEED SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY THEY CAN POSE A TRAFFIC HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE TOO. A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND AT THAT TIME WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND MUFFLER WERE BOTH REPLACED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT. *JS