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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Oct 15, 1990
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, ENGINE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE/SURGE, LURCH FORWARD. TT
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 18, 1995
Incident date: Aug 7, 1995
CONSUMER WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE START DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL CAR ACCELERATE TOOK CRUISER CONTROL OFF CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL .
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 17, 1995
Incident date: Aug 16, 1995
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GEARS SLIPS AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: May 8, 1995
INTERMITTENT ENGINE SURGES, RPM'S FLUCTUATES DRASTICALLY. TT
Incident date: Aug 9, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Incident date: Jul 28, 1995
UPON PLACING GEAR IN REVERSE VEHICLE SHOT BACKWARDS, CAUSING ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
CUSTOM CRUISER
(1987) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 16, 1995
Incident date: Jul 29, 1995
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE.IN DRIVE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND HAD ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
CONSUMER STATES RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL. SWITCH REPLACED (4) TIMES AS A RESULT WHILE SITTING STOPPED VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY WITH NO WARNING.
Incident date: Aug 7, 1995
WHEN ENGAGING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THERE WAS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. TT
Crash
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 16, 1995
WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN CAR DON'T DECELERATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND LET OFF CAR ACCELERATE RPM STAY THE SAME . TT
Incident date: Apr 5, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 15, 1995
Incident date: Aug 8, 1995
PUT JEEP IN REVERSE CAR ACCELERATES AND HIT WALL AND A STORAGE AREA . TT
Crash
Incident date: May 27, 1995
WHEN COME TO A STOP, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jul 26, 1995
PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP IT, HAD AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 7, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash
1 injured
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 14, 1995
Incident date: May 17, 1995
WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTANTLY ACCELERATED REARWARD. TT
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
PUT JEEP INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATE . TT
CAR WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT YARD GET IN CAR PUT INTO DRIVE TO MOVE IT CAR ACCELERATES AND HIT A TREE PERSON WAS INJURIED. TT
Crash
1 injured
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR LURCHED AND RUNS AT HIGH RPMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Aug 11, 1995
INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE SURGES ABRUPTLY WITH NO WARNING. FINO CHRYSLER MENDON-MA., STATES WILL RETURN VEHICLE IN SAME CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1987) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 11, 1995
WHEN PUTTING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME CAR ACCELERATE . TT
WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT CAR ACCELERATES, AT 62 TO 65 MPH CAR VIBRATE . TT
PONTIAC
TRANS SPORT
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 11, 1995
Incident date: Aug 11, 1995
THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT STAY STEADY. IT ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES WITHOUT ASSISTANT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Aug 9, 1995
AUTO/TRANS: ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL MODULE; NOT ENGAGED IN CRUISE CONTROL POSITION; SPEED 40 MPH; NO WARNING. TT
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
TURN THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 8, 1995
AUTO-TRAN:VEHICLE LEFT RUNNING IN PARK, DRIVER GOT IN CAR, ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ENGINE RACED, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD;TIRES SPUN;HIT TREE.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jul 25, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR WENT UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 5, 1995
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT
Crash
1 injured
WHEN FIRST START, IDLE IS LOW AND VEHICLE PERFORMS ERRATICALLY. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO ADJUST BUT NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: May 6, 1995
CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING THE JEEP INTO REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 2, 1995
TURNED ON IGNITION, ENGINE ROARED AS SLIGHTLY APPLIED ACCELERATOR; ENGINE WENT INTO HIGH SPEED; LURCHED FORWARD WITH BRAKES APPLIED; VEHICLE HIT GARAGE. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 3, 1995
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING ENGINE TO RACE; AFTER SHIFTING, REMOVE FOOT FROM PEDAL; PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE; LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH RPM'S. TT
Incident date: Jul 21, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. TT
Incident date: Jul 23, 1995
WHILE DRIVING LOCAL ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY GAS PEDAL STUCK; VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITH BRAKES APPLIED; HIT PARKED JEEP. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, IN FOR REPAIR , WHEN VECHILE IS STARTED GOES INTO HIGH IDLE. TT
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 3, 1995
Incident date: Mar 16, 1995
FLOOR MAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ANCHORED WITH LOCKING CLIP TO KEEP FROM TRAVELING; CLIP IS NOT INSTALLED, CAUSED SUDDEN ACCELERATION; CAR HIT GUARD RAIL/EMBANKMENT.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 5, 1995
FUEL THROTTLE STUCK ON TWO OCCASIONS, TACHOMETER REGISTER WENT BEYOND 6K RPMS. TT
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR LESS THAN THREE MINUTES, LOSS OF BRAKING, UNKNOWN REASON. TT
Incident date: Jul 14, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
WHEN COMING TO STOP AND IDLING, ENGINE WILL SPEED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
OLDSMOBILE
88
(1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 2, 1995
Incident date: Jul 1, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
AUTO ACCELERATED ALL BY ITSELF-SPEED REACHED 75 MI PER HR BEFORE THE POLICE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE . TT
AUTO ACCELERATED ALL BY ITSELF-SPEED REACHED 75 MI PER HR BEFORE THE POLICE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE . TT
Incident date: Jul 4, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. TT
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jul 29, 1995
THROTTLE WENT IN TO OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jul 28, 1995
THE THROTTLE STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WHILE IN REVERSE HITTING ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash
2 injured
PLYMOUTH
COLT VISTA
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 31, 1995
Incident date: Aug 15, 1994
REPLACED TSB SHORTLY AFTER PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jul 13, 1995
CONSUMER WORK FOR THE DEALER WAS TAKING CAR OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH 2 PEOPLE IN CAR ACCELERATE HIT HIS CAR AND HIT ANOTHER CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET . TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 13, 1995
REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. *AK
Incident date: Oct 10, 1992
IN THE WINTER TIME ON ICE ENGINE RACES AND LUNGES FORWARD. TT