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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Mar 29, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash
Incident date: Mar 24, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STUCK, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STAYED IN FULL THROTTLE AFTER PEDAL FORCE WAS REMOVED, BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE, HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP.
Incident date: Aug 1, 1994
WHILE DRIVING, CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT THAT TIME. TT
Incident date: Mar 30, 1995
UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT
Incident date: Mar 27, 1995
VEHICLE HAD UNWANTED ACCELERATION DRIVER HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Mar 29, 1995
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, WHEN CRUISE MAY NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF BRAKE. TT
Incident date: May 2, 1994
VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, REPLACE THROTTLE CABLE, TO NO AVAIL. TT
Incident date: Mar 24, 1995
ENGAGE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Aug 1, 1994
VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 27, 1995
Incident date: Mar 26, 1995
TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND INSTEAD OF CAR SLOWING DOWN IT ACCELERATED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 27, 1995
Incident date: Mar 26, 1995
TRIED TO SLOW CAR DOWN WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND INSTEAD OF CAR SLOWING DOWN IT ACCELERATED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIME IT ACCELERATE WILL NOT SET WHEN TRYING TO SET IT. TT
Incident date: Mar 19, 1995
ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL FOR 1/2 HOUR, TRIED TO DISENGAGE WITH BRAKE PEDAL, DID NOT DISENGAGE UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE ACCELERATED, DEALER CAN'T LOCATE PROBLEM. TT
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 24, 1995
Incident date: Mar 16, 1995
WHEN BRAKES APPLIED CAR LURCHED FORWARD. TT
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 23, 1995
Incident date: Mar 22, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION 9 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 23, 1995
Incident date: Mar 17, 1995
FAST IDLE. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Oct 19, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION 3 TIMES, ONE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jan 28, 1995
LOCATION OF CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSES ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT. *SKD
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 23, 1995
Incident date: Dec 1, 1993
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
Incident date: Aug 4, 1994
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL, ALSO SURGES AT TIMES.
Incident date: Feb 25, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTOL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 10, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Sep 2, 1994
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, LOST CONTROL/FLIPPED OVER, IMPACT 1:00, SPEED 62 MPH. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 8, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD ABOUT 30MPH AND THEN FORWARD, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Mar 1, 1991
THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A WEATHER SEAL. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
OLDSMOBILE
98
(1985) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 21, 1995
Incident date: Mar 12, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. TT
Incident date: Mar 3, 1995
SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATION, EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TT
BUICK
ROADMASTER
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 21, 1995
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
SHIFTED INTO REVERSE FOR ABOUT 20 FEET VEHICLE SURGE TO FULL THROTTLE. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 18, 1995
FOOT ON BRAKE PLACED GEAR SELECTOR INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE SURGED. IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. TT
Crash
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING DUE TO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. TT
Incident date: Mar 7, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Mar 20, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. TT
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
WHEN ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEED OF 55-60 MPH, CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Incident date: Mar 15, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER CAR/EMBANKMENT AND BUILDING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. TT
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Mar 20, 1993
SOMETIME START CAR IT ACCELERATED . TT
OLDSMOBILE
CUSTOM CRUISER
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 20, 1995
Incident date: Mar 16, 1995
WHILE DRIVING W/CRUISE CONTROL, HIT BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. TT
Incident date: Feb 20, 1995
WHEN ATTEMTING TO STOP BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Mar 12, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DISENGAGE. TT
Incident date: Feb 26, 1995
TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE TO PROCEED AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. TT
Crash
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, WHEN SET ON 55MPH SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
Incident date: Jun 26, 1993
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED; SET AT 65 MPH; ACCORDING TO STATE TROOPER, SPEED WAS 8 MILES OVER SPEED LIMIT. TT
Incident date: Oct 18, 1993
TAKE FOUR TO FIVE TRIES BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO ENGAGE. TT
Incident date: Mar 3, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. TT
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
CONSUMER RENTED A CAR, WHILE PARKING IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL HITTING A BRICK WALL. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 9, 1995
VEHICLE SURGE FORWARD, WITH THE BRAKES ON. TT
Incident date: Feb 12, 1995
VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION, PUT INTO GEAR, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION IN REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, SPEED UP 75 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. TT
Incident date: Oct 31, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING SURGING/SUDDEN ACCLERATION, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. TT
Incident date: Mar 15, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. TT