Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odi's field investigation of incident vehicles, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. see attached report for additional information. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odi's field investigation of incident vehicles, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. see attached report for additional information. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odi's field investigation of incident vehicles, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. see attached report for additional information. | ||||||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE03010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC | 02/27/2003 | 09/02/2003 | THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE | ||
| Based on the low failure rate, the absence of failures over the past year, the absence of injuries, and odi's field investigation of incident vehicles, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances. see attached report for additional information. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 11/02/2006 | 78000 | 1 | 11/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated on its own to a higher speed, causing the vehicle to lose control. the contact was unsure of the speeds before and after acceleration, but this caused the engine and transmission to die. the contact was able to prevent the vehicle from being involved in an accident. the service dealer determined the vehicle needed a new engine and transmission and were unaware of what could have caused this. | |||
| 06/24/2006 | 61190 | 1 | 03/13/2006 |
| Vehicle speed control after turning a corner and beginning to accelerate, vehicle's throttle stuck. throttle needed to be manually reset. no apparent damage to cable; reason why unknown. *nm | |||
| 10/04/2005 | 1 | ||
| My car was parked and the ignition was off. i started the car, placed it in gear and it bolted forward at a high speed. i was parked facing a guard rail in a shopping center and the car lurched forward and smashed into the guard rail. unable to be driven, the car was towed to a body shop for extensive repairs. i don't have the repair estimate as of this date. car is currently being repaired. *nm | |||
| 08/01/2005 | 65000 | 100 | 06/01/2001 |
| My 2001 dodge intrepid se has a problem with sudden acceleration. i bought this car in 2001. i am the second owner. this problem occurs only when the air conditioning is turned on. this problem is especially harrowing at times when the car should be decelerating - i.e. when approaching a stop light or pulling into the garage. during normal operation of the engine at these times, rpm's usually range from 750 to 1100 rpm depending on speed of the car. during a problem period as one begins the process of deceleration, the engine rpm's will jump up to 2200 - 2500 rpm thus causing unusual use of the brake pedal to compensate for the sudden acceleration. i have also found that the electronic transmission will begin to gear-down as though my braking is interpreted as climbing a hill or passing another car. consequently, i will put the car in neutral and let the engine race up and down until it settles at an even rpm. i quit using air conditioning for several weeks until i was able to get the car in to the dealership. the 2001 dodge intrepid se has been taken to the local dodge dealership. the dodge dealership determined that the brain of the car needed to be replaced (one month ago). now the car has begun to have the same problem again. i have found another consumer problem report similar to mine on mycarstats.com.*jb | |||
| 02/26/2003 | 26000 | 1 | 09/01/2002 |
| The brake pedal broke and fell onto the accelerator pedal. *jb while exiting parking lot, vehicle accelerated to 60 mph hitting an object. dealership repurchased vehicle. *tt | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 3 | ||
| Vehicle will accelerate suddenly. consumer has not taken vehicle to dealership to determine a cause for this defect. *ak the dealer could not determine the cause of the acceleration. the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle accelerating on its own and ended up in an accident. *yh | |||