Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 050604058 | 09/01/2005 | 10017568 | Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *tt | 11/10/2005 | |
| 970801676305 | 08/01/1997 | 54418 | Some vehicles experience difficulties to depress accelerator pedal and/or an accelerator cable separation. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||||
| 676305 | 03/01/1997 | 52580 | Difficult to depress accelerator pedal and/or accelerator cable separation (install accelerator cable and clip). *tw | 08/21/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/13/2001 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| My vehicle continued to accellerate upon entering highway. i could not slow the car down. i lost control of the car. i pulled onto the shoulder, shifted to nuetral, and turned off the ignition. the brakes were smoking and burnt out. vehicle was disabled, i had to have it towed.*ak | |||
| 10/11/1999 | 2 | 04/01/1996 | |
| While driving at 60mph, and in the process of passing another vehicle, transmission slipped out of gear and went into neutral, and engine accelerated. contacted dealer, and was told that they couldn't find the cause. *ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| There is aleakage within the throttle which leaks anti-freeze within the vehicle. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1996 | |||
| Car fails to accelerate past 30mph under normal driving conditions. increasing pressure on gas pedal at 30mph yields no response from car. when car hits passing gear, finally accelerates past 30mph. in addition, at interstate speeds ie. 70-75 mph car develops almost a stutter and cannot maintain speed and starts to decelerate. both problems occur in both drive and overdrive. has been in for repairs to 4 different repair shops, 2 of them authorized buick dealers. they have replaced throttle position sensor, cleaned fuel injectors, new fuel pump and fuel filter, new knock sensor and blown carbon out of engine twice. car still does not accelerate as described. *ak | |||
| Consumer was pulling into driveway, while tryingto place vehicle in park, it suddenly accelerated, causing the vehicle to shoot into the garage and hit a boat which stopped vehicle, but it was still idling. consumer had to shut off the engine. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 10/30/1997 | 3 | ||
| On three occasions the vehicle accelerated out of control. after second occasion, vehicle was towed to dealership. dealer could not find a problem. on (5) or (6) occasions the brake pedal has been extremely hard to apply. they popped and cracked. because this does not happen when taken to dealership, they have stated that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. *ak *slc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| Intermittently vehicle will accelerate when the accelerator pedal is applied. the dealer has inspected the vehicle several times. *ak | |||
| 1 | 10/20/1996 | ||
| When gas pedal is pushed there is an intermittent clicking noise. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - SPRINGS | |||
| 04/01/1996 | 04/01/1996 | ||
| Gas pedal spring tension has little spring, barely touches pedal, vehicle will go extremely faster than intended, have to hold back foot to avoid accident. *ak | |||