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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Aug 11, 1993
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON SETTING CRUISE CONTROL. *AW
Incident date: Mar 26, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LIGHT, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
Incident date: Apr 18, 1995
THROTTLE STICKS. *AW
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 15, 1995
Incident date: Mar 28, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 1, 1992
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING HIGH RPM'S/RAPID ACCELERATION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.
Incident date: Jun 7, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 15, 1995
Incident date: May 26, 1995
WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH GREAT SPEED TT
Crash
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR ACCELERATE AND LOST CONTROL CONSUMER HIT A POLE MANUFACTURER TOOK BACK CAR A MONTH LATER RECEIVE RECALL #87V107000 THIS PROBLEM.
Crash
Incident date: Jun 5, 1995
GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE HAD JERKY ACCELERATION. *AK
WHEN APPLING BARKES CAR SPEEDS UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN.ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. TT
Incident date: Jun 12, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 14, 1995
Incident date: Jun 13, 1995
THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH OUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jun 13, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED TWICE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: Nov 17, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO TO SHORT IN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *AK
Incident date: May 20, 1995
VAN IN PARK;ENGINE RUNNING;OCCUPANTS GOT OUT;AFTER 1 MINUTE, REVERSE PARKING LIGHT CAME ON;VAN BARRELED DOWN;WENT THRU GATE, NEARLY KILLING DRIVER;LEASED CAR.
Crash
Incident date: Dec 15, 1994
AUTO-TRAN; AFTER PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, FOOT ON BRAKE; JUMPED INTO FAST IDLE; VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Crash
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1986) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 14, 1995
Incident date: Jun 13, 1995
REPLACED SPEED SENSOR
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1986) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 14, 1995
Incident date: Jun 13, 1995
BATTERY FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: May 16, 1995
PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION. TT
Crash
Incident date: May 12, 1995
CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND RAN AWAY WITH THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE. TT
Crash
Incident date: May 13, 1995
VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. TT
Crash
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Jun 12, 1995
VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD UNEXPECTATELY INTERMITTENTLY. TT
DODGE
DODGE TRUCK
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 12, 1995
ACCELERATOR JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT 40 MPH. TT
Incident date: May 5, 1995
PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT WENT FORWARD THEN POWER STEERING WENT AND BRAKES. TT
Incident date: Jun 6, 1995
PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED AND CRASHED. TT
Crash
WHEN EVER THROTTLE IS PUSHED, SYSTEM MAY STICK RESULTING IN FULL THROTTLE. PLEASE DESCCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: May 24, 1995
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 5, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, TOTALLED. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 16, 1995
INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED TO 3000 RPM'S WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE JUMPED 15 FEET FORWARD AND HIT A BRICK WALL.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 8, 1995
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEED, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO. TT
Crash
Incident date: May 17, 1995
SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
AUTO-TRANSMISSION AND ERRATIC ENGINE IDLE SPEED. SHE WAS NOT INFORMED RECALL UNTIL JUNE 1995. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
1) VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANYTIME WITH NO WARNING DUE TO POSSIBLE THROTTLE FAILURE. 2) REAR BRAKE STAR WHEEL FAILS . TT
Incident date: May 24, 1995
THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: Mar 18, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT). *SKD
Crash
Incident date: May 5, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION WHILE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION IN PARK GEAR. *AW
Incident date: Oct 21, 1994
SPEED CONTROL REGULATOR FAILED. *SKD
Incident date: Sep 14, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TW
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
VEHICLE GAS PEDAL JAMMED (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *TW
Incident date: Jan 20, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TW
Crash
Incident date: May 27, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479617/479618) *AW
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSIT BUS
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 8, 1995
Incident date: Oct 25, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN TAKEN FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479614) *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION 2 TIMES, 1 TIME RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.
Crash
Incident date: May 27, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. (2ND VEHICLE ON 480806/479618) *AW
Incident date: May 27, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. (1ST VEHICLE ON 480806/479617). *AW
Incident date: Jan 13, 1995
THROTTLE VALVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION/RPM'S RACING. *SKD
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSIT BUS
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 8, 1995
Incident date: Dec 12, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 480810) *SKD
Crash
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 8, 1995
Incident date: Jun 3, 1995
VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION SPEED 90 MPH, TO STOP APPLIED REAL HARD. TT
Incident date: Jun 7, 1995
AFTER SLIGHTLY BUMPING A PARKING STOPPER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY TAKE OFF, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash