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Showing 72,381 complaints — component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident date: Nov 10, 1994
VEHICLE HAS VERY HIGH IDLE AND DOES NOT DECELERATE QUICKLY. TT
Incident date: Jan 27, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL STUCK AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. TT
OLDSMOBILE
BRAVADA
(1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 26, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE IN DISENGAGE OF CRUISE, ENGINE RACED IN AN ERRATIC MANNER UNTIL TURNED OFF IGNITION. TT
Incident date: Dec 27, 1994
ACCELERATOR STICKING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
98
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 26, 1995
Incident date: Jan 26, 1995
VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING, STOP VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKE. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
ENGINE RAN OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN PASSING GEAR. TT
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1990) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 25, 1995
Incident date: Jan 22, 1995
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. TT
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 24, 1995
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL LOCKED 65 MPH; WOULD NOT RELEASE;ENGINE ACCELERATED;EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE;VERY CAREFULLY BRAKED; RODE BRAKES 6 TO 7 MILES; NO WARNING.
Incident date: Jan 20, 1995
WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 19, 1994
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAR SURGED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TT
Incident date: Jan 22, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT PROPERLY DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, CAUSING INCREASES IN SPEED PERIODICALLY. TT
Incident date: Jan 23, 1995
VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE PUT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP APPLIED BRAKES. TT
Incident date: Jan 12, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: THROTTLE STUCK; MOTOR SEEMED TO BE SCREAMING; BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR; RAN INTO JEEP; JEEP RAN INTO ANOTHER TRUCK; HEARD NOISE COMING OFF RAMP. TT
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jun 13, 1994
ENGINE SURGES WHILE IN PARK/DRIVING AT SPEED BELOW 50 MPH/COASTING TO SLOWDOWN. *AK
MERCURY
GRAND MARQUIS
(1988) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 20, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL, FROM 35-70MPH ACCELERATING, TO STOP TURNED OFF IGNITION. TT
Incident date: Jan 2, 1995
VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, WHILE DRIVING PUT IN NEUTRAL POSITION, WHEN HIGH IDLE AND INTO REVERSE IMPACT 6:00 POSITION SPEED INKNOWN. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 1, 1994
VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT IS OFF OF GAS AND BRAKING IS ENFORCED. TT
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
THROTTLE ON VEHICLE STUCK OPEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
1 injured
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
FLHTC
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 20, 1995
Incident date: Aug 10, 1994
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. TT
Incident date: Dec 19, 1994
VEHICLE EXHIBITS HIGH IDLING CONDITON. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. TT
Incident date: Nov 19, 1994
CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD 35 TO 40 MPH CAR ACCELERATE HIT A SMALL TREE BY THE ROAD SIDE. TT
Crash
JEEP
GRAND WAGONEER
(1985) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 19, 1995
Incident date: Jan 15, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: GAS PEDAL STUCK; ENGINE ACCELERATED IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER; APPLIED BRAKES; SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE; NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
Incident date: Dec 30, 1994
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE CRASHING INTO MAILBOX AND RAMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 10, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jan 19, 1995
BRAKES ARE FAILING AND THE CAR ACCELERATES AT THE SAME TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 17, 1995
VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK WHILE DRIVING. TT
Incident date: Jan 16, 1995
PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION, STALLING AND DYING ON THE ROAD. TT
MERCEDES BENZ
190
(1989) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 18, 1995
Incident date: Jan 14, 1995
WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 18, 1995
RECALL RELATED 94V173000, FUEL THROTTLE RECEIVED NOTICE 0CT 94, CONTACT MFR. AND DEALERSHIP BACKORDER WITH NO ESTIMATE. TT
VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
ACELERATOR STICKS. TT
JEEP
GRAND CHEROKEE
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 17, 1995
Incident date: Jan 13, 1995
VEHICLES THROTTLE STUCK WHILE STARTING IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH WALL. TT
Crash
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THROTTLE SEEMED TO BE STUCK, BRAKE ACTION WAS INADEQUATE, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Jan 16, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE PARKED, SHIFTED TO REVERSE; ENGINE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN; VEHICLE TOOK OFF; BRAKES APPLIED; VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO HOUSE ACROSS STREET. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 6, 1995
VEHICLE PARKED, PUT INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
Crash
Incident date: Jan 6, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jul 1, 1994
VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, EQUIPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1994) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 17, 1995
WHEN SHIFT INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD. DRIVER THEN PUT INTO PARK WITH HIGH IDLE. 2) OWNERS ALSO HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING DROPPING INTO GEAR. TT
Incident date: Jan 15, 1994
DROVE CAR, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CUT OFF, PUT GEAR IN PARK AND CAR PINNED CONSUMER AGAINST GARAGE DOOR. TT
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
WHEN DRIVING PRESS THE ACCELERATOR CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE OUT OF CONTROL. TT
Incident date: Nov 30, 1994
IDLE REEVES UP TO 2000 RPMS, CAUSING A SURGING PROBLEM. TT
Incident date: Jun 12, 1994
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED, DEALER SAID STALLING OCCURS WHEN CRUISE IS ON AND VEHICLE RPM IS OVER 70. TT
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
WHEN DRIVING COMING TO A STOP AND START BACK UP CAR ACCELERATED THERE IS NO BRAKE. TT
Crash
OLDSMOBILE
CUSTOM CRUISER
(1991) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 12, 1995
Incident date: Jan 11, 1995
AUTO-TRAN: ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKED AND SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO PARK; LURCHED FORWARD; HIT 2 PARKED VEHICLES; 2ND OCCURENCE. HIT GARAGE WALL, 1ST OCCURENCE.
Crash
RPMS ARE HIGH WITH TRUCK RUNNING @ 30 MPH. DEALERS AWARE AND ADJUSTED WITHOUT DRIVING. HIGH RPMS STILL EXSIST. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FORD
CROWN VICTORIA
(1992) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 11, 1995
Incident date: Dec 1, 1994
WHEN IDLE SPEED AND VEHICLE HAS STOPPED, EXPERIENCE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, TO STOP VEHICLE APPLY BRAKES REAL HARD. TT
Incident date: Jan 11, 1995
WHILE PULLING OUT THE DRIVE WAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. TT
Crash
1 injured
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1993) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 11, 1995
Incident date: Dec 24, 1994
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, JUMPPED OUT OF GEAR IN REVERSE CAUSING INJURIES, WHEN VEHICLE IN PARK EXPERIENCE HIGH IDLE. TT
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 9, 1995
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 11, 1995
REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH/ADJUSTED CABLE. *AK