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 | |||
| 10/26/2003 | 100000 | 1 | 10/12/2001 |
| While waiting at a traffic light, the vehicle was rear ended. as a result, the accelerator throttle malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to jump a curb and land in a ditch. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the driver sustained severe injuries to his neck and back and was taken to hospital for treatment. *ak *sc *jb | |||
| 06/30/2002 | |||
| While pulling out of a parking space consumer put vehicle into reverse and vehicle started to drive in reverse at high speeds . consumer had foot on brake, but vehicle was not stopping. contacted dealer. *ak | |||
| 12/27/1999 | 12 | 01/01/1997 | |
| For the past 6 months, my car engine races from 3000 to 5000 rpm making the car very difficult to control and stop. on several occasions, i have come close to getting into an accident because the car is difficult to stop or wants to lunge forward when i am stopped at a light. i have brought the car back to my dealer four time since december. when i bring it there - the car is acting normal so they claim the car is acting at factory spec. i brought it to the dealer on 4/14/2000 - i had it in park and the engine was running at 3000 rpm. the service manager refused to look at the car because he had no mechanics. i turned off the car, started it up again, and the car ran normally. i am afraid to drive this car anymore for fear that i will get into an accident and someone will get hurt. my dealership is not helping me. *ak | |||
| 10/09/1999 | |||
| Throttle is sticking at idle when vehicle is first started or comes to a stop. dealer has inspected the vehicle and could not duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 11/10/1998 | |||
| An electrical short causes cruise control not to work when it wet outside. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 05/26/2005 | 65000 | 1 | 06/01/1997 |
| Dt: 1997, monte carlo, cruise control was set for 68 mph. consumer went to turn off at an exit and the cruise control would not shut off. because of this vehicle would not slow down ,causing a collision. consumer and other occupants were injured. *ak the driver was braking hard but could not slow down vehicle. the vehicle was on a interstate highway, when accident occurred.*sb | |||
| 11/15/1999 | 6 | 06/01/1998 | |
| Problem has always been rough idle or not starting.in the case of the fuel pump engine check light was not on and we were told there could not be anything wrong.broke down on way home.had spark plug wires/ altenator and.fuelpump replaced.sparkplugs have only been cleaned. *ak | |||