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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Apr 7, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, FLIPPED OVER, HITTING A TREE. TT
Crash
2 injured
2 deaths
Incident date: May 22, 1995
FUEL SYSTEMS / EMISSION, CAUSING HIGH IDLE AND ENGINE ACCLERATION. TT
Incident date: May 13, 1995
THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. TT
JAGUAR
VANDEN PLAS
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 19, 1995
Incident date: Feb 5, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: WHEN COMING TO STOP, VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF; ENGINE SURGES FORWARD WITH BRAKES APPLIED; HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS; LESS THAN 5 MPH. TT
LINCOLN
CONTINENTAL
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 19, 1995
Incident date: May 18, 1995
WHEN ENGAGING THE REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR . TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 31, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS CONTINUOUSLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 1995
Incident date: Sep 3, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. *TW
Crash
3 injured
MITSUBISHI
TRUCK
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 1995
Incident date: Apr 20, 1995
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS. *SKD
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1984) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 1995
Incident date: Apr 21, 1995
VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF.
Incident date: Mar 21, 1995
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED.
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 1995
Incident date: Mar 15, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL SPEED SWITCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 1995
Incident date: Mar 2, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELRATION, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
THROTTLE STICKS WHEN FIRST DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Incident date: Feb 16, 1995
SPEED SENSOR/OUTPUT SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE HESITATION AND MIL ILLUMINATION. *SKD
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
MERCEDES BENZ
300
(1986) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 1995
Incident date: Jul 13, 1994
THROTTLE BUSHING FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-095), CAUSING INOPERABLE GAS PEDAL. *SKD
Incident date: Feb 28, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. (RECALL 89V-102)
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO RUN IMPROPERLY WHEN COLD. *AW
Incident date: May 18, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IT WILL DISENGAGE BY ITSELF ALSO CAUSES VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
Incident date: Mar 17, 1995
THE THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TT
MERCEDES BENZ
300
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 17, 1995
Incident date: May 1, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AND STOP AND IDLE POSITION FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE HIGH IDLE, AND THEN EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT
Incident date: May 15, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STUCK, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. TT
Incident date: Sep 12, 1994
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. TT
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
THE CRUISER CONTROL WILL SET ITSELF AND IT WOULD ACCELERATE. TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS; VEHICLE TAKES OFF AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH TIRES SPINNING; HAPPENS VARIOUS SPEEDS, MOSTLY AT STAND STILL; NO WARNING. TT
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 15, 1995
Incident date: Apr 24, 1995
AUTO-TRANS: WHILE COMING OUT OF GARAGE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED;HIT TWO PARKED CARS;NO WARNING. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 13, 1995
THROTTLE STUCK, ENGINE WAS AT HIGH IDLE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT SURGED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
DODGE
COLT VISTA
(1987) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 15, 1995
Incident date: Apr 15, 1995
TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL 35 MPH. TT
Incident date: May 14, 1995
ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN HITTING A POLE. TT
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
SILHOUETTE
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 15, 1995
Incident date: May 15, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT MAINTAIN THE SPEED IT IS SET FOR; IT WILL INCREASE DEPENDING ON STEEPNESS/LENGTH OF HILL. *AK
Incident date: May 4, 1995
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED 35MPH, ACCELERATOR STUCK IN OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION HITTING A FENCE. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 28, 1995
ENGINE ACCELERATES WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL; APPLIED BRAKE, BARELY SLOWED DOWN; SURGED FROM LOW TO HIGH RPMS; NO WARNING. TT
Incident date: May 12, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THROTTLE STUCK TO FLOOR WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. TT
W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL RUNNING WILD HITTING BUILDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 31, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Mar 14, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO STAY AT SET SPEED WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PICK UP SPEED BY 10 MPH. *SKD
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 480445) *AW
Crash
MITSUBISHI
3000GT
(9999) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 11, 1995
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TW
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION, RESULTNG IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479575) *AW ALSO SEE ODINO 480080.
Crash
Incident date: Apr 26, 1995
AUTO-TRANS: ENGINE SURGES/STALLS EVEN WITH BRAKE ON FULL; NO WARNING; ACCELERATES TO HIGH SPEED, BACK TO LOW SPEED; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
WHILE DRIVING, AT HIGHEST POINT OF ACCELERATION THE THROTTLE STICKS WIDE OPEN, MUST DEPRESS PEDAL HARD TO DECELERATE. TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
THE FUEL THROTTLE STUCK, VEHICLE AACELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1985) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 11, 1995
EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SUDDENLY ACCELERATION, WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL, WHEN RPM'S GO UP RESULTING IN WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. TT
Incident date: Apr 21, 1995
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACKUP, VEHICLE SPED AND CRASHED INTO BANK WINDOW. TT
Crash
Incident date: May 7, 1995
AFTER VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IMPACT 12:00 SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
Crash
1 injured
BUICK
PARK AVENUE
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 9, 1995
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: May 9, 1995
PUT INTO GEAR DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION HIT A CONCRETE POLE , AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Crash