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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Nov 15, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AFTER HITTING MODERATE BUMP; WHEN USING CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE, AT TIMES HAVE TO LIFT CLUTCH UP TO REENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. TT
Incident date: Dec 17, 1994
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ALSO COMING OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. TT
Incident date: Mar 15, 1995
ENGINE SURGING. TT
CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT DISENGAGE OR POSSIBLE NOT RELEASING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Mar 11, 1995
CAR MAKE HALF CAUSE AND ACCIDENT IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION . TT
Incident date: Oct 14, 1994
VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES WHILE DRIVING. MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO RESUME NORMAL SPEED. TT
Incident date: Jan 6, 1995
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, VEHICLE SPEEDS INCREASE. TT
Incident date: May 14, 1994
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED IT RESPONDS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN DRIVER MANUALLY ACCELERATES VEHICLE SURGES. TT
Incident date: Apr 1, 1994
INTERMITTENTLY, CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T ENGAGE. REPLACED MODULE AND ADJUSTED CLUTCH SWITCH. TT
Incident date: Mar 2, 1995
REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL SERVO. TT
Incident date: Sep 11, 1994
WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE CUTS OUT, ERRATIC OPERATION. TT
Incident date: Mar 11, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON RELEASING CRUISE CONTROL. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 13, 1995
Incident date: Mar 2, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TT
Crash
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK OCCURED WITH NO WARNING HAD TO THROW INTO PARK TO STOP. TT
Incident date: Mar 13, 1995
VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE.(PE94-079). TT
MERCEDES BENZ
560
(1986) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 13, 1995
Incident date: Mar 9, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION INTO REVERSE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Aug 13, 1994
BRAKING WHILE CAR IS ACCELERATING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON UNCERTAINTY IF DEACTIVATION. TT
Incident date: Dec 6, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Incident date: Feb 24, 1995
VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Crash
Incident date: Mar 10, 1995
WHEN IN REVERSE AND BACKING OUT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL HITTING TRUCK AND OTHER PROPERTY. TT
Crash
Incident date: Feb 21, 1995
VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED WHILE DRIVING ERRATIC OPERATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 10, 1995
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY SURGES AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING. COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT
Crash
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL AFTER ENGAGED HAS LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRVING,PE94-079 ACTIVE. VEHICLE MISSES AND BACKFIRES. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 10, 1995
Incident date: Feb 7, 1995
AFTER TURNING IGNITION AND PUT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. POLICE SAYS SHOWS ACCELERATION MARKS AFTER IMPACT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 25, 1994
WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35MPH VEHICLE STALLS OUT, DUE TO FAULT SPEED SENSOR. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SWITCH OFF WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Mar 9, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED DUE TO WIRRES AROUND BRAKE SWITCH CONNECTION HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST REAR A/C FREON LINES. *AK
Incident date: Dec 8, 1994
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Mar 1, 1995
OVERDRIVE DISENGAGES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER.
Incident date: Jul 3, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
CHEVROLET
C SERIES(LIGHT)
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 9, 1995
Incident date: Sep 14, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SKD
Incident date: Oct 1, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
Incident date: Jan 8, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Sep 10, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION INTERMITTENTLY, PE94-079 ACTIVE. TT
VEHICLE ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL, POSSIBLE DUE TO A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. TT
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING STOP AT A STOP LIGHT CAR ACCELERATE FROM 600 TO 1000 RPM SAY FOR THREE TO FOUR SECOND GO BACK DOWN TO 600 FOR TEN SECOND AND JUMP BACK UP.
Incident date: Mar 4, 1994
EXPERIENCING CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM, IT LOOSES OR GAIN SPEED FROM SET POINT. TT
UPON STARTING ENGINE RACES UP TO 3000 RPM'S FOR APPOX. 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT SETTLES DOWN, DEALER'S MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, WAS TOLD TO LIVE WITH IT.
Incident date: Feb 2, 1995
WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH, CAUSING ENGINE TO GO INTO HARD ACCCELERATION UNTIL DEACTIVATED BY BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Incident date: Mar 7, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T RESUME AT SET MILEAGE, USUALLY 2 TO 3 MPH LOWER THEN SET. TT
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 6, 1995
Incident date: Mar 5, 1995
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATION IDLE PULL THROTTLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE HITTING A BRICK WALL IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 50 MPH. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 6, 1995
THE CRUISE CONTROL QUITS WORKING ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AFTER USING ACCEL BUTTON A FEW TIMES. INCONSISTENT. TT
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 6, 1995
Incident date: Aug 6, 1994
PRESS ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLES REVOLUTION PER MINUTE INCREASES TO 3000 AND WHEEL SQUEALS. TT
Incident date: Mar 5, 1995
ERRATIC IDLE AT STOPS WHEN WARM/COLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD/STALL. *AK
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT OVERRIDE.OCCURED 4 TIMES. TT
Incident date: Aug 1, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. TT
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 2, 1995
Incident date: Jan 16, 1995
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE/BUCK/JERK/SURGE. *AK
FORD
F SERIES (LIGHT)
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 2, 1995
Incident date: Jan 5, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 2, 1995
Incident date: Feb 3, 1995
INTERMITTENT REVERSE/FORWARD ACCELERATION WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. *SKD