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2,192,899 Total Complaints
137,559 Reported Crashes
55,854 Reported Fires
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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CHEVROLET BERETTA (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 22, 1995
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
GMC SONOMA (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 22, 1995
Incident date: May 22, 1995
FUEL SYSTEMS / EMISSION, CAUSING HIGH IDLE AND ENGINE ACCLERATION. TT
FORD RANGER (1987) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 19, 1995
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
SATURN SL (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
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.
CHEVROLET ASTRO (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
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
DODGE CARAVAN (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
FORD TAURUS (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
THROTTLE STICKS WHEN FIRST DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
Incident date: Feb 16, 1995
SPEED SENSOR/OUTPUT SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE HESITATION AND MIL ILLUMINATION. *SKD
MERCURY SABLE (1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
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
CHEVROLET CAPRICE (1987) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
Incident date: Feb 28, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE. (RECALL 89V-102)
FORD RANGER (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO RUN IMPROPERLY WHEN COLD. *AW
SATURN SL (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
Incident date: May 18, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IT WILL DISENGAGE BY ITSELF ALSO CAUSES VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
FORD BRONCO II (1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 18, 1995
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
FORD E150 (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 17, 1995
Incident date: May 15, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STUCK, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. TT
FORD TAURUS (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 17, 1995
Incident date: Sep 12, 1994
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. TT
SATURN SL (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 17, 1995
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
THE CRUISER CONTROL WILL SET ITSELF AND IT WOULD ACCELERATE. TT
CHEVROLET BLAZER (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 16, 1995
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
FORD EXPLORER (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 15, 1995
Incident date: May 13, 1995
THROTTLE STUCK, ENGINE WAS AT HIGH IDLE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
MERCURY SABLE (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 15, 1995
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
ISUZU TROOPER (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 15, 1995
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
GMC SONOMA (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 12, 1995
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
PLYMOUTH VOYAGER (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 12, 1995
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
SUBARU LEGACY (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 12, 1995
Incident date: May 12, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THROTTLE STUCK TO FLOOR WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. TT
SUBARU GL (1985) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 12, 1995
W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BUICK ELECTRA (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 12, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL RUNNING WILD HITTING BUILDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash 1 injured
DODGE CARAVAN (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
Incident date: Mar 31, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
DODGE BR SERIES (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
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
JEEP CHEROKEE (1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
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
JEEP CHEROKEE (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION, RESULTNG IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479575) *AW ALSO SEE ODINO 480080.
Crash
BUICK REGAL (1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
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
CHEVROLET S10 (1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, AT HIGHEST POINT OF ACCELERATION THE THROTTLE STICKS WIDE OPEN, MUST DEPRESS PEDAL HARD TO DECELERATE. TT
FORD ESCORT (1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 11, 1995
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
ACURA LEGEND (1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 10, 1995
Incident date: Apr 21, 1995
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACKUP, VEHICLE SPED AND CRASHED INTO BANK WINDOW. TT
Crash
FORD TEMPO (1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 10, 1995
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
DODGE CARAVAN (1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 9, 1995
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
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