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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Apr 13, 1995
INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION, ALSO VEHICLE LURCHES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR.
Incident date: May 22, 1995
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DELAYED DEACCELERATION WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *SKD
OLDSMOBILE
CALAIS
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 13, 1995
Incident date: May 3, 1995
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS FROM COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ONE ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Apr 19, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
LAND ROVER
RANGE ROVER
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 13, 1995
Incident date: Jan 28, 1995
NOISY ACCELERATION.
Incident date: Jun 28, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 55 MPH, THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, HAVE PUT NEUTRAL AND TURN IGNITION OFF PULLED OFF HWY. *AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
Incident date: Jul 12, 1995
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN GEAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. *AK
Incident date: Jul 3, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR. *AK
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL WHEN SIT ITV WOULDN'T STAY IN, WOULD DROP 20 TO 30 MILES, THEN JERK *AK
MERCEDES BENZ
450
(1976) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 11, 1995
Incident date: Jun 27, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR BASE SNAPPED AND THE CAR RAN AWAY. *AK
Incident date: Jun 21, 1995
VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING AND WAITING FOR A LIGHT. *AK
CONSUMER PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT A POLE.
Crash
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 10, 1995
Incident date: Jul 10, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, STARTED TO PARK AND CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
Incident date: Jun 7, 1995
DEFECTIVE IDLE STABILIZER CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT PRIOR TO RECALL (87V-069). *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jul 5, 1995
WHEN IT IDLES, THE TRUCK'S RPMS GO UP TO 3000. *AK
Incident date: Jul 5, 1995
WHEN IT IDLES, THE TRUCK'S RPMS GO UP TO 3000. *AK
Incident date: Jan 1, 1990
VEHICLE TAKES OFF AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL; WHEN SET, SYSTEM WILL SURGE/INCREASE SPEED NOT REMAINING STABLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FX SERIES
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 7, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT MAINTAIN, SETTING ACCELERATING ABRUPTLY AND BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Incident date: Jun 10, 1995
THE ENGINE SURGED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SEEM TO ROLL WITH NO MOMENTUM. *AK
Incident date: Oct 28, 1994
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT INJURY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 21, 1995
THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 27, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
Crash
1 injured
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 6, 1995
Incident date: Jul 6, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
MOTORCYCLE WILL BACKFIRE UPON DECELERATION DUE TO FUEL DELIVER SYSTEM THROTTLE SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
Incident date: Mar 23, 1994
THROTTLE AIR BYPASS VALVE REPLACED.
Incident date: Apr 26, 1995
GAS PEDAL STICKS AFTER BEING DEPRESSED TO FLOOR.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO HOLE IN VACUUM HOSE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.
Incident date: May 26, 1993
SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Crash
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 6, 1995
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.
Incident date: Jan 13, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS THEN FORWAD, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AW
Crash
Incident date: Jul 1, 1995
VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE TRYING TO PARK VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Jun 1, 1995
LIGHT INDICATOR ON GEAR SHIFT SHOWS NEUTRAL, BUT MOTOR CYCLE IS IN GEAR, DRIVE AND WHEN STARTED WILL MOVE . *AK
Incident date: Jul 1, 1995
WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 28, 1995
EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED, SPEED 35 MPH IMPACT 12:00, HITTING A BIULDING. TT
Crash
1 injured
WHEN KEY WAS TURNED ON IN IGNITION IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD WHILE STILL IN THE PARK POSITION. *AK
Incident date: Jan 25, 1995
CONSUMER GOING 50 M.P.H., ACCELERATED TO CHANGE LANES, CAR WAS REARENDED, SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND IMPACTED CENTER DIVIDER AT 9:00 POSITION. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 10, 1995
ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 20, 1995
ENGAGED IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A WALL, THEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
1 injured
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1985) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 30, 1995
Incident date: Jun 28, 1995
THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND RELEASE THE BRAKE IT WILL RENGAGE ON ITS OWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
Incident date: Jun 29, 1995
STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK, IT TOOK OFF, TURNED OFF, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 29, 1995
Incident date: Jun 11, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULL TO LEFT VERY HARD, LOST CONTROL OVER VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE FLIP OVER. TT
Crash
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Jun 6, 1995
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jun 21, 1995
AT HIGH ACCELERATION OCCURS WHEN SUPPOSED TO BE IDLING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jun 17, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, RESULTING IN TOTALLED ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 28, 1995
ABS SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AFTER A STOP. *AK
Incident date: Jun 10, 1995
HAD VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THROTTLE STICKING WIDE OPEN. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
VEHICLE RPM RACES UP TO 3000 BEFORE SHIFTING. TT