Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| EA99012 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/11/1999 | 08/10/2001 | POST COLLISION FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY | ||
| Allege that in certain side impact crashes, the subject fuel tanks may contact the prop shaft rear universal joint components with sufficient force to puncture the tank. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 20000 | 1 | |
| I was driving on freeway at 60mph and set the cruise control on, but the truck continued to accelerate, even after stepping on brake pedal, i was able to control the speed by holding the brake pedal, downuntil i got to my destination, turned the truck off/on and checked to see the acceleration had stopped, the truck stayed on high idle. it seems the gas pedal is stuck. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 20000 | ||
| I was driving on freeway at 60mph and set the cruise control on, but the truck continued to accelerate, even after steping on brake pedal, i was able to control the speed by holding the brake pedal, downuntil i got to my destination, turned the truck off/on and checked to see the accelaration had stoped, the truck stayed on high idle. it seems the gas pedal is stuck | |||
| 04/12/2003 | 43500 | 09/15/1998 | |
| While my wife was driving along at approximately. 40 mph, the truck began to accelerate rapidly. applying the brakes seemed to have minimal effect as the power of the engine seemed to overpower the braking. at that point she tried to shift the truck into neutral, but put it into reverse instead. this caused the rear wheels to lock, the truck then spun out of control and turned over upon striking the curb. *nlm | |||
| 1000 | 03/01/1998 | ||
| Reclining handle on seat are very hard to pull up, passenger side handle broke off leaving seat stuck in one position. passenger seat slides into dash when brakes are applied. throttle sticks at trottle body and transmision cooler line leaks. | |||
| 2 | 09/28/1998 | ||
| Throttle did not return to idle when released. *slc | |||
| 02/06/2000 | 2 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 12/06/1999 | 1 | 12/01/1997 | |
| Vehicle exiting expressway. shut off cruise control from 70 mph with brake shut off.. vehicle did not slow but accellerated. tried turn signal shutoff.could not stop vehicle on ramp until engine shut off. vehicle accellerator stuck wide open. rear tires spinning when at stop and brake applied. continued through 4-5 startups and shutdowns and 10-15 minutes. coincidental: low fuel light on at time. engine idled at top rpm until rev limiter slowed engine rpm at red line. dealer listed on complaint states there is no problem found. invoice ctcs47068 on 12/07/1999. has not repeated to current date. | |||
| 11/09/1999 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| No summary | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 01/10/2005 | 1 | ||
| The accelerator pedal became stuck after being depressed. vehicle continued to accelerate on its on. consumer was able to pull over, and turned the vehicle off. consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the butter fly linkage sheared off while driving. this caused the throttle pedal to remain open. mechanic informed the consumer that the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. *ak the throttle body butterfly has a metal attachment held on by two rivets. overtime these rivets became loose and cause metal fatigue to the attached piece of metal on the butterfly. the rivet on one side broke through the fatigue hole that was drilled for the rivet insert then causing the attach piece to shift thus wedging the throttle open. *tc | |||
| 06/01/2000 | |||
| While driving 45 mph the accelerator pedal fell off. dealer repairedit. on 7 aug 2001, pedal fell off again.*ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| Cable from the acclerator pedal disconnected. for remedy dealer has replaced the cable, but problem still exists. please fill in additional information. *ak | |||
| 06/23/1999 | 0 | ||
| While traveling at highway speeds accelerator will stick and the speed gradually goes up. to make car stop, consumer has to put foot under the accelerator pedal and pull back up. consumer feels this is a safety issue. *ak | |||
| 08/22/1998 | 0 | ||
| Accelerator became disconnected and the vehicle would not do anything. it rolled to a stop. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1998 | |||
| The gas pedal on this vehicle is extremely low, causing the shorter drivers to have to pull seat all the way forward. this is a safety issue because i am driving 5 inches from the steering wheel. i have noticed that this is a problem with the blazer as my mother owns one and we have rented several others, and all the gas pedals are about 4 inches lower than the brake pedal. this is also annoying and causes additional safety concerns because my foot frequently gets caught on the brake pedal when i shift my foot over (because the brake pedal is much higher), causing my stopping times to be longer than is safe. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 08/01/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Accelerator cable detached froom pedal, vehicle stopped movement. yh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 42000 | 1 | 08/02/1999 |
| When starting engine it lunged forward.*jb *ts | |||
| 10/11/2001 | 1 | 12/01/1997 | |
| Rivets on a thottle body component came loose, allowing the component to jam the throttle wide open.*ak | |||
| 04/21/2000 | 5 | ||
| While driving at any speed vehicle suddenly accelerated without prior warning. this had happened at different times. *ak | |||