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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Jan 1, 1991
INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
Crash
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. *SKD
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
TURN ON CAR PUT IN DRIVE CAR ACCELERATE CONSUMER HIT THREE CAR . TT
Crash
Incident date: Sep 16, 1994
VEHICKLE LURCHES FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. *AK
Incident date: Feb 26, 1995
AFTER ENGAGING IN DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 10, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED 74 MPH. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 30, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT SET ACCURATELY AT INTENDED SPEED; COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. TT
Incident date: Feb 5, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED AND THEN WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLABLE SPIN, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THROTTLE STICKS, AND ENGINE SURGES TO HIGH RPM, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. TT
Incident date: Feb 9, 1995
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO THROTTLE BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. *AK
Incident date: Jul 27, 1993
WHEN ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL IT WORKS FOR VARYING DISTANCES AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES NOT ACTIVATING WHEN TURNED ON. TT
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
UPON STARTING, BEARLY TOUCHING GAS PEDAL, ENGINE ROARED THEN SURGED AND ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL THROUGH GARAGE, AT APPROX. 25MPH, ALSO AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 27, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGED CAUSING CONTINUOUS DRIVING, GOING TO HIGHER SPEEDS, SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP VEHICLE.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
FAILURE WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
Crash
6 injured
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ACCELERATION; FIRST TIME IN DRIVE AND WAS REPAIRED, SECOND TIME REVERSE. BOTH RESULTED ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 25, 1995
WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKE ENGINE SURGED AND VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. TT
OLDSMOBILE
ACHIEVA
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 24, 1995
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
WHEN DRIVING 35-40 MPH VEHICLE SURGES. TT
Incident date: Feb 24, 1995
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SURGES, ALSO AT STOP SIGN RACES 2-300 RPM'S ALMOST OVER POWERING BRAKES, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. TT
Incident date: Dec 29, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
Incident date: Jun 10, 1991
VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE.
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 23, 1995
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND FOOT REMOVED FROM BRAKE.
Incident date: Sep 16, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Incident date: Jan 31, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK
Crash
Incident date: Dec 8, 1994
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *AK
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
VEHICLE PERIODICALLY GOES AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 30-40MPH SURGING, FAILING TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPAIRED 3 TIMES. TT
Incident date: Feb 23, 1995
WHILE DRIVING WHEN IN LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO UNSTICK THE THROTTLE PUT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL. TT
Incident date: Feb 19, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATES BY ITSELF. TT
Incident date: Aug 23, 1992
THROTTLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY IN AN OPEN CONDITION CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
Incident date: Feb 18, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK IN OPEN, CAUSING ENGINE TO SURGE. *AK
Incident date: Feb 1, 1995
VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP IN IDLE POSITION, WHEN PUT INTO GEAR VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED UNKNOWN GOING THRU GARAGE DOOR. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. TT
Incident date: May 5, 1994
ACCELERATES AT HIGH SPEED WHEN YOU STEP DOWN ON THE BRAKE. TT
Incident date: Feb 18, 1995
4TH THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND OXYGEN SENSOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TT
1) CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS DOWN WHEN CLIMBING INCLINE. 2) POWER DOOR LOCKS CAN OPEN FROM INSIDE ONCE ACTIVATED. CHILD ALMOST FELL OUT HANDLE CAUGHT CLOTHING. TT
Incident date: Feb 16, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGN CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE.SHIFTED GEARS TO PARK TO STOP. DESCRIBE
WINNEBAGO
SUN CRUISER
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 16, 1995
Incident date: Feb 12, 1995
WHEN IN HIGH ALTITUDES, THE ENGINE WILL NOT DECELERATE TO AN IDLE POSITION. TT
Incident date: Dec 19, 1993
THROTTLE BODY LEAK.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 16, 1995
Incident date: Nov 16, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE.
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND HIGH RPMS WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH. *SKD
Incident date: Sep 1, 1993
RESIDUE BUILDS UP IN THROTTLE BODY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INTERMITTENTLY STALL. *AW
Incident date: Jan 1, 1992
THROTTLE FREEZES IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Incident date: Dec 23, 1993
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT HARD/JUMP.
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Dec 27, 1994
THROTTLE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS APPLIED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
CAR PLACED IN REVERSE AND THEN TOOK OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 22, 1995
APPLY THE BRAKES AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ACCELERATES 3,000RPM. PLEASE EXPLAIN FURTHER. TT
CHRYSLER
NEW YORKER
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 14, 1995
Incident date: Feb 14, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
1 injured
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1987) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 13, 1995
Incident date: Feb 11, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND, TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AGAIN RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Feb 6, 1995
VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. TT