Delayed gauges and hiccups in acceleration.
Howdy folks,
I have a 2009 Aveo5 hatchback with just over 37,000 miles on it, everything standard, no aftermarket anything. It has been running well as long as I have had it (until recently), which has been since September of last year. Just earlier this week though, it started having small hiccups in the acceleration when taking off at a slower speed, such as in town. Not enough to be very noticeable, but enough that I wish it would stop since I don't have a bunch of money or time to put into it.:p However, also starting earlier this week (actually the same day, now that I think about it), the "dinger" would go off for around 30 seconds straight when starting the car, and all the needles on the gauges move at a much slower rate than what they should. For example, the computer limits the idle RPMs to 4000, so if I push the throttle to that point, it will be about 3 seconds before the needle on the tach will start to move, and won't travel the full distance to the 4 mark on the tach. Both the tach and the speedo behave this way. A red light also started flashing left of the clock, flashing about every 30 seconds or so. All this started 2 days ago.
Has anyone had this problem before, and if not, have any ideas? Are the acceleration hiccups and the electrical problems possibly related? This is the newest vehicle I have owned- last one was a 1997 Cavalier, so all the computer systems and controls are new to me. :-k
Thanks guys!
