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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM (1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 18, 1995
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
DODGE STEALTH (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 17, 1995
Incident date: May 8, 1995
INTERMITTENT ENGINE SURGES, RPM'S FLUCTUATES DRASTICALLY. TT
FORD EXPLORER (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 17, 1995
Incident date: Aug 9, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT VERY HIGH SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. TT
BUICK REGAL (1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 17, 1995
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
CHEVROLET ASTRO (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 16, 1995
CONSUMER STATES RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL. SWITCH REPLACED (4) TIMES AS A RESULT WHILE SITTING STOPPED VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY WITH NO WARNING.
LINCOLN TOWN CAR (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 16, 1995
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
BUICK REGAL (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 15, 1995
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
DODGE NEON (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
Incident date: May 27, 1995
WHEN COME TO A STOP, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
LINCOLN TOWN CAR (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
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
LINCOLN TOWN CAR (1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
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
JEEP CHEROKEE (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
PUT JEEP INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATE . TT
TOYOTA CAMRY (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
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
BMW 325 (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR LURCHED AND RUNS AT HIGH RPMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DODGE SHADOW (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 14, 1995
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
CHEVROLET S10 (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 11, 1995
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
BMW 525 (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 10, 1995
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
FORD TAURUS (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 10, 1995
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
TURN THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. TT
Crash
FORD AEROSTAR (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 9, 1995
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
HONDA CIVIC (1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 9, 1995
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
FORD AEROSTAR (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 8, 1995
Incident date: Aug 5, 1995
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT
Crash 1 injured
HYUNDAI EXCEL (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 8, 1995
WHEN FIRST START, IDLE IS LOW AND VEHICLE PERFORMS ERRATICALLY. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO ADJUST BUT NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
JEEP CHEROKEE (1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 7, 1995
Incident date: May 6, 1995
CONSUMER WAS SHIFTING THE JEEP INTO REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT
Crash
BUICK CENTURY (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 4, 1995
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
FORD RANGER (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 4, 1995
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
WINNEBAGO WINNEBAGO (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 4, 1995
Incident date: Jul 21, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. TT
FORD ESCORT (1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 4, 1995
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
JEEP CHEROKEE (1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 3, 1995
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
CHEVROLET BLAZER (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 2, 1995
Incident date: Jul 5, 1995
FUEL THROTTLE STUCK ON TWO OCCASIONS, TACHOMETER REGISTER WENT BEYOND 6K RPMS. TT
PONTIAC FIREBIRD (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 2, 1995
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, WHEN VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR LESS THAN THREE MINUTES, LOSS OF BRAKING, UNKNOWN REASON. TT
MERCURY COUGAR (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 2, 1995
Incident date: Jul 14, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
MERCURY VILLAGER (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 2, 1995
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
DODGE CARAVAN (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 1, 1995
AUTO ACCELERATED ALL BY ITSELF-SPEED REACHED 75 MI PER HR BEFORE THE POLICE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE . TT
DODGE CARAVAN (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Aug 1, 1995
AUTO ACCELERATED ALL BY ITSELF-SPEED REACHED 75 MI PER HR BEFORE THE POLICE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE . TT
FORD RANGER (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jul 31, 1995
Incident date: Jul 4, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DIFFICULTY DISENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. TT
Crash 2 injured
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jul 31, 1995
Incident date: Jul 29, 1995
THROTTLE WENT IN TO OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. TT
Crash
FORD AEROSTAR (1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jul 31, 1995
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.
JEEP CHEROKEE (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jul 29, 1995
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
DODGE RAM (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jul 28, 1995
Incident date: Jan 13, 1995
REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. *AK
CHEVROLET S10 (1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jul 28, 1995
Incident date: Oct 10, 1992
IN THE WINTER TIME ON ICE ENGINE RACES AND LUNGES FORWARD. TT
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