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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Incident date: Jun 2, 1995

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ENGINE RACING/ACCELERATION WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.MFR IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. TT

Incident date: Jul 1, 1992

ROTORS IN FRONT NEEDS REPLACING, REAR AXLE BEARING PROBLEMS, CRUISE CONTROL , MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. TT

Incident date: May 23, 1995

DAY AFTER PURCHASE 5/23/95 THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIAN. FROM THAT TIME TO DEALERSHIP PROBLEM REOCCURED (5) TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

Incident date: Apr 4, 1995

TURNED ON IGNITION TO START VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. TT

Incident date: Jan 1, 1995

WHEN MERGING INTO HWY WHEN EASING OFF THE PEDAL, ACCELERATOR STUCK AND HAD TO PULL IT UP BY HAND. TT

VEHICLES ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON.(PHONE EXT 252). TT

Incident date: May 31, 1995

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER HITTING A POLE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TT

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: May 1, 1995

WHEN DRIVING CAR IT ACCELERATE BY ITSELF CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER COULD FIND PROBLEM TOLD DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL IT STOP ACCELERATE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, SUDDENLY SURGED THEN RACED OVER POWERING BRAKE, RESULT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

Crash

Incident date: Apr 1, 1995

THROTTLE SPEED SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SKD

Incident date: Apr 13, 1994

TWO SPEED SENSORS REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING SLUGGISH.

Incident date: Mar 16, 1995

THROTTLE PROBLEMS. *SKD

1 injured

Incident date: Feb 3, 1995

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT, ALSO FAST IDLE. *SKD

Crash

Incident date: Oct 28, 1994

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Dec 27, 1994

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Jan 20, 1995

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: May 19, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, APPLIED BRAKE AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, RESULTING IN WAPED/BENT FRONT BRAKES. TT

Incident date: May 19, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, APPLIED BRAKE AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, RESULTING IN WAPED/BENT FRONT BRAKES. TT

Incident date: May 30, 1995

A/T:WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, FOOT ON BRAKES, ENGINE STARTED RACING AND MAKING LOUD NOISE; VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD;SHIFTED TO REVERSE; LURCHED BACKWARDS; HIT WALL.

Crash

Incident date: Dec 15, 1993

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES APPLIED, ENGINE RPMS SPEEDS UP 10 TO 15 MPH; OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 4 TIMES PER MONTH; NO WARNING. TT

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HAS SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION.DEALER CAN NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TT

Incident date: May 30, 1995

THE SPEED CONTROL WHEN SET CAN'T BE TURNED OFF AND CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE. TT

VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEEDS. TT

Incident date: Jan 12, 1995

VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATES AT ANY SPEED OR IN ANY GEAR. *AK

Incident date: May 28, 1995

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WENT THROUGH GARAGE WALL INTO DINING ROOM. *AK

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: May 23, 1995

AUTO-TRAN: GAS PEDAL STICKS IN WIDE OPEN POSITION; VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD; RELEASE THROTTLE BY KICKING PEDAL. TT

Incident date: Sep 5, 1992

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGE, VEHICLE ACCELERATES, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM SO THEY DISCONNECT THE CRUISE. TT

Incident date: May 18, 1995

STARTED VEHICLE, JUMPED INTO REVERSE THEN INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING GARAGE. *AK

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: Dec 14, 1993

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479611) *SKD

Crash

Incident date: May 5, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO ENGAGE UPON FIRST ATTEMPT, ALSO WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN. *SKD

Incident date: Mar 12, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WHILE ASCENDING AN INCLINE. *SKD

Incident date: Aug 1, 1994

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AW

Crash

Incident date: Mar 24, 1995

VEHICLE SURGES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. *SKD

Incident date: Mar 30, 1995

VEHICLE SURGES/LURCHES FORWARD, ONCE CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN ONTO CURB. *AW

Crash

Incident date: Mar 20, 1995

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING RIGHT TURN, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 489061). *SKD

Crash

Incident date: Jul 1, 1994

THE BRAKE BURN UP, CRUISE CONTROL GO OUT AND THE BATTERY STOP DEALER CAN'T FIND IT. TT

Incident date: May 6, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED BY ITSELF, IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT

Crash 1 injured

Incident date: May 19, 1995

AUTO-TRAN: ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK; RELEASED BY CUTTING OFF SWITCH; ENGINE ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN/FULL POWER. TT

Incident date: May 24, 1995

VEHICLE WHEN IN REVERSE HIGH IDLE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK

Crash

Incident date: Dec 30, 1994

VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVELY HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED FOLLOWING A COLD START; RESULTS IN VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD/REARWARD FOLLOWING A STOP; EXCESSIVE SPEED. TT

Incident date: May 25, 1995

WAS EASING INTO PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED UP & THEN SHOT UP THE HILL. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKES.WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AT A CURB, DRIVER BACKED DOWN THE HILL AND BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE. *AK

Incident date: May 24, 1995

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

Incident date: May 20, 1995

PLASTIC CLIP TO THROTTLE VALVE BROKE CAUSING TUBING TO GET CAUGHT IN ACCELERATOR SPRING MECHANISM;JAMMED ACCELERATOR, ENGINE ACCELERATED;FROZE AT 50 MPH. *AK

Incident date: Nov 1, 1993

WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE JEEP ACCELERATE BY IT SELF PURCHASE JEEP NEW. TT

Incident date: May 21, 1995

AUTO-TRAN: WHILE DRIVING, ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED; GAS PEDAL BECAME USELESS; SPEED 60 MPH; NO WARNING. TT

Incident date: May 19, 1995

AUTO. IN PARK WHEN CONSUMER PUT IN DRIVE, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WHILE MAKING A QUICK LEFT TURN TO AVOID WOODED AREA. TT

Crash 1 injured

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED, WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN AT 90-100MPH, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING VEHICLE. TT

Incident date: May 22, 1995

TPS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/HESITATE. *AK

Incident date: May 22, 1995

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE THE ENGINE SURGE AND HIGH IDLE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. TT

Incident date: May 21, 1995

TURNING INTO PARKING LOT VEHICLE SURGED 80 MPH TWICE, RESULTING IN TWO ACCIDENTS, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES IN SECOND ACCIDENT. *AK

Crash 1 injured

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