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Search 2,192,899 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 137,559 crashes, 55,854 fires, and 8,555 deaths.
Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Jul 11, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. *SKD
Incident date: Apr 27, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Apr 27, 1995
INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE SPEED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Nov 27, 1994
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED VEHICLE SURGES . TT
Incident date: Apr 21, 1995
BACKING INTO GARAGE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE CAUSING ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 21, 1994
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED TRY TO TURN CAR ACCELERATE AND HIT STREET DIVIDER. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 24, 1995
THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD. TT
1 injured
CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ENGAGED WILL INCREASE IN SPEED. DEALER THINKS COMPUTER CHIP IS POSSIBLE CAUSE, NOT YET SUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. TT
Incident date: Apr 24, 1995
ABS IS FAILING AND DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME AND CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES WHEN NOT SUPPOSED TO. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND THE THROTTLE GETS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. TT
Incident date: May 1, 1991
CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTS AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. TT
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
WHEN DRIVING CAR PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON IT, CUT OFF AND IT WILL NOT COME BACK ON, WAIT A DAY OR TWO FOR IT TO COME ON. TT
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 25, 1995
Incident date: Jun 15, 1993
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT HOLD VEHICLE BACK WHEN TRAVELLING DOWN STEEP ENVIRONMENT; GOES UP TO NEARLY 90 MPH BEFORE DRIVER CAN STOP/SLOW DOWN. TT
Incident date: Apr 25, 1995
CAR WAS PARKING DRIVEWAY CONSUMER WENT TO START CAR IT ACCELERATE AND HIT HOUSE. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 24, 1995
Incident date: Apr 23, 1995
WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 12, 1994
VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT OVERRIDE.DRIVER HIT POST OFFICE WITH WHEELS STILL TURNING AND SMOKING. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 27, 1993
WAS DRIVING TRIED TO TURN ON CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULDN'T CUT OFF. TT
Crash
1 injured
CRUISE CONTROL WILL INCREASE 5 TO 10 MILES MORE THAN ONCE SET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
CONSUMER PURCHASE CAR USED WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT ACCELERATE AND MESS UP TRANSMISSION HAD IT REPLACE AND THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT AGAIN. TT
Incident date: Feb 22, 1995
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, RESULTING IN HITTING A TREE. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 1, 1995
THROTTLE GET STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, APPLIED BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Apr 17, 1995
STOPPED AT STOP SIGN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR JUST ACCELERATED,CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
UPON STARTING, WITH FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL, IN REVERSE GEAR, ENGINE SURGED THEN SHOT OUT, ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL AT APPROX. 10-15MPH. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 20, 1995
Incident date: Mar 2, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Dec 20, 1994
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.
Incident date: Feb 4, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THREE TIMES, ONCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Jan 1, 1989
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
Incident date: Mar 12, 1995
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW
Crash
1 injured
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 20, 1995
Incident date: Feb 24, 1995
USE OF CRUISE CONTROL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAUSES VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
FORD
F SUPER DUTY
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 20, 1995
Incident date: Jan 6, 1994
VEHICLE PERIODICALLY ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. *AW
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ALSO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES DURING SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED BRAKES TO BURN OUT. *SKD
Incident date: Aug 5, 1993
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *AW
Crash
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 20, 1995
Incident date: Mar 2, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
Incident date: Aug 25, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE.
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX 15MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE. TT
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 29, 1992
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SURGING. TT
VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO RESET IT WHEN OFF. TT
Incident date: May 14, 1994
VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AND HAD SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION.BRAKE PEDAL WAS INOPERATIVE.HAD ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 28, 1995
BRAKES LOCKS UP; HAVE TO PUSH ACCELERATOR HARD TO MOVE VEHICLE; ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKES LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY. TT
Incident date: Mar 30, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING START TO ACCELERATE AND TRY TO STOP THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR HIT A WALL AND BROKE MY BACK. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 15, 1995
PARKED PUT CAR IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING IT. CAR ACCELERATED BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 1, 1994
WHEN DRIVING CAR PULL TO THE LEFT WAS DRIVING PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH START TO GET OFF EXIT CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T GO OFF HAD TO CUT CAR OFF. TT
Incident date: Apr 19, 1995
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS CAUSING INCREASES IN SPEED AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Apr 14, 1995
VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING, TO STOP VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. TT
Incident date: Mar 19, 1995
DRIVING ON FLAT LEVEL SET CRUISE CONTROL IT ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE. TT
Incident date: Apr 11, 1995
FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD HIT A TREE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 15, 1995
SWING ARM FAILURE, CHAIN ADJUSTER BOKE. TT