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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Jul 18, 1994
SIX VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM. BUZZING DURING BRAKE APPLICATION DUE TO ACCELERATOR AND PUMP. RESULTING IN ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.
Incident date: Apr 15, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT
Incident date: Apr 16, 1995
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 30 MPH THROTTLE BECAME DISCONNECT AND VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. TT
Incident date: Apr 17, 1994
SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A CROSSWALK, CAR ACCELERATES. TT
Incident date: Apr 12, 1995
UPON SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL CRASHING INTO TWO TREES AND TWO FENCES. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
ON FLAT LAND THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OK WHEN ON HILL LOSE CONTROL, THE VIBARTION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND HARD TO SHIFT. TT
Incident date: Apr 14, 1995
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
SET CRUISE CONTROL, AND IT ACCELERATES. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD FIXED TWICE. TT
Incident date: Mar 13, 1995
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. *SKD
VOLKSWAGEN
JETTA
(1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479567) *SKD
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Jan 30, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
Incident date: Oct 17, 1994
SPEED SENSOR FAILED 4 TIMES. *SKD
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: May 1, 1993
SPEED SENSOR FAILED.
VOLKSWAGEN
GOLF
(1986) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 13, 1995
Incident date: Mar 1, 1993
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. (ORIGINAL DOCUMENT ON 482158). *SKD
Incident date: Aug 13, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED IN THE RESUME POSITION VEHICLE CONTINUE TO SURGE. TT
Incident date: Mar 14, 1993
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Incident date: Jan 16, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED AND IS BELEIVED TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 10, 1995
DURING BRAKE APPLICATION ROUNDED OUT OF TURN AND VEHICLE SURGED OUT OF CONTROL TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Feb 17, 1995
WENT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE MADE LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 21, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, FROM A STOP. TT
Crash
Incident date: Feb 5, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Apr 8, 1995
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCASSIONS IN 91', 93', AND 95' THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. TT
MERCEDES BENZ
350
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 10, 1995
Incident date: Apr 8, 1995
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN IDLE POSITION, PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 6, 1995
VEHICLE WARMS UP EXPERIENCE STALLING AND RACING OF THE MOTOR, IN FOR REPAIR. TT
Incident date: Apr 7, 1995
DRIVING 35MPH STARTED TO SLOW DOWN CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR CAUSING COLLISION. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 7, 1994
CONSUMER PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 60 MPH, COULDN'T GET IT OFF, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER REPLACED PART, STILL HAVING PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Jan 30, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AW
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
THROTTLE DOES NOT DECELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, FORCING DRIVER TO CONSTANTLY SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKES, RESULTING IN PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. *SKD
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, APPLIED BRAKES REAL HARD TO STOP, AND ENGINE OFF. TT
Incident date: Apr 6, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES OR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT AROUND 55MPH CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE TO SLOW DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN ON ITS OWN INCREASING UNWANTED SPEED; REPAIRED SIX TIMES; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT; DIFFICULTY STOPPING. TT
Incident date: Apr 2, 1995
UNEXPECTED SUDDEN REVING OF VEHICLE, HIGH RPMS. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 6, 1995
Incident date: Apr 6, 1995
PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR ACCELERATE TO STOP THE CAR HAD TO TURN KEY OFF. TT
Incident date: Nov 5, 1994
PURCHASE CAR USED AT 13,000 MILES CAR KEEP ON ACCELERATE. TT
Incident date: Apr 1, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR STICKS DUE TO THROTTLE BODY KEEPS GOING OUT.BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT OVERRIDE. TT
Incident date: Apr 4, 1995
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STAYS IN THROTTLE POSITION CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE OR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE TO HIGH SPEEDS. TT
Incident date: Mar 19, 1995
VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL JAMMED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT 65MPH, SKIDDED 90 FEET HIT BANK AND ROLLED OVER.(PE94-079). TT
Crash
Incident date: Apr 2, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO PUT IT IN A LOWER GEAR AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. TT
Incident date: Mar 13, 1995
THE ACCELERATOR BROKE AND THE JEEP ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKE WELL AS THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 5, 1995
ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGES THERE WAS SOME MISSING AND LOOSE BOLT . TT
UPON PARKING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, THEN FOUND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE, DEALER SAY'S THROTTLE BODY CAUGHT FIRE. TT
Fire
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Apr 4, 1995
Incident date: Mar 17, 1993
TPS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CAUSING ROUGH IDLE. *AK
Incident date: May 7, 1994
VEHICLE ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Mar 21, 1995
POWER CONTROL MODULE IN CRUISE CONTROL, SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT
Crash
Incident date: Mar 7, 1995
AFTER SERVICE OF RECALL VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. WENT UP ENBANKMENT ROLLING OVER. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 31, 1995
LEAVING GAS STATION PRESSED PEDAL HALF, THROTTLE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN AND VEHICLE SURGED OUT OF CONTROL. TT
Incident date: Mar 25, 1995
PULLING INTO DRIVE WAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. TT
Crash