Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
21069904/02/1999605014Conditions with intermittent loss of speed control. *tt05/24/1999
081695REVA10/01/199508-16-9546371Bulletin supersedes technical service bulletin 08-16-95, dated apr. 14, 1995. if the vehicle operator **repeatedly** presses and releases the set button with their foot off of the accelerator (a 'lift foot set' to begin speed control oper04/25/1996
CH08169504/01/199541049Cruise control overshoot/undershoot during initial set speed selection. *tw11/01/1995

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
04/23/2001207/10/2000
 Intermittently when applying brakes or while at a stop vehicle will stall out and die without warning. *ak consumer states vehicle jerks while driving, which causes doors to lock and cruise control goes off, engine revs higher than normal while at a complete stop and while driving forcing consumer to keep her foot on the brake to keep from going to fast. *jb
04/04/200112/01/1997
 Car cuts off when i slow down to turn, yeild, stop, backup. *ak
07/10/1996106/01/1995
 I had more to report, but i ran out of space, catalytic converter, engine starter, and egr valave has also been replace. this car has been a nightmare. almost forgot, the air conditioning had to be replace again at 51,000 milles/
10/21/19971
 Vehicle initially would not move upon acceleration, then without warning, engine would suddenly accelerate.
11/11/1995
 The cruise control did not disengage when driver applied the brake pedal. the speed increased from 60-90 mph. driver had to hit the off button on the steering column to disengage system. the problem has been corrected. *ak
109/01/1995
 Cruise control failed.
04/16/1996
 After parking the vehicle, turned the iginition and vehicle accelerated in reverse, resulting in accident. *ak
05/15/19955
 With cruise control engaged/4-5 people in vehicle/travelling uphill, transmission drops gears, causing sudden acceleration. *dsh
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
 Accelerator pedal stuck. put vehicle in neutral which did not stop vehicle. vehicle had to be put in park in order to gain control. please give any further details. *ak
 A loss of speed car backfires no reponse when pressing the accelerator. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES
105/01/1995
 Blown head gasket......occurrence was shortly after service dept. at brian bemis left a small piece of hose in the throttle and stuck the throttle open, the oil leak started shortly after. brian bemis' service said the oil leak was caused by a blown head gasket, w/ a quote of 750.00 to repair. the quote was given to us in jan. of 2000. car leaks approx. 2-4 quarts/day. head gasket not fixed due to cost, husband is full time student, mother at home w/ kids, can't afford repair. please help.