Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 06/28/2005 | 107000 | 1 | 07/22/1997 |
| Dt: dealer told the caller the throttle stuck was stuck in the open position. this caused the vehicle to accelerate without warning. caller has not received a notice to have this part maintained. dealer said they will not fix it for free. manufacturer said because of the age and mileage they will not fix it. caller felt it was a manufacturers defect. caller had no idea that part was a maintenance item. caller was sitting at a light the vehicle took off, and he had to hold the brakes hard, and turn it off to get it to stop.*ak *jb | |||
| 05/15/2001 | |||
| While traveling at approximately 20 mph in traffic vehicle suddenly started to accelerate. consumer was able to bring vehicle to a stop after applying full pressure to brake pedal. upon examination, the throttle control cable had disconnected from a sensor in engine which caused the problem. please provide any additional information attachments. *ak | |||
| 10/04/1999 | 0 | ||
| While driving at about 5 mph with foot on brake car accelerated very fast. after car has accelerated, then it just stopped. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Throttle linkage sticks when taking off causing failure. *yc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| Excessive acceleration from stand still. due to hard press have to be applied on accelerator pedal. | |||
| While depressing gas pedal pedal would not travel to floor. consumer applied force, and pedal returned to normal movement. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | 1 | 06/03/1997 | |
| When applying the gas pedal its stays down and will not return until it has been repeatedly reapplied. dealer has repaired it. *ak *sb | |||
| 03/01/1999 | |||
| Vehicle experience problems with power steering pump leaking/gas pedal sticking/gas indicator always reading full tank of gas/engine light coming on and off, and transmission slipping which may cause a crash. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 10/17/1998 | |||
| The seat belt on the passenger's side will not pull out of the retractor. the dealer is aware of the problem. part was ordered to correct seat belt problem. consumer also experiencing a problem with sticking of the accelerator pedal. please describe details. *ak | |||