Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/27/2004 | 1 | 03/07/2004 | |
| 1999 pontiac montana vin1gmdx03e6xd194682 good weather good road condition. while attempt to accelerate a bit at about 60 mph the car began to accelerate on its own as though the cruise control was on. tapped the brakes and made sure the cruise control was off but continued to accelerate. put it neutral and the acceleration stopped. problem kept repeating and didn't necessarily stop when in neutral. then while car was in neutral and coasting at about 50 mph car switched into park on its own and stalled. restarted car and got it over to the shoulder and turned it off. tried to restart but the engine raced furiously. called for a tow truck. the tow truck operator turned on the car and put it neutral to position it to winch it up the flatbedl. the car put itself in drive and raced up the flatbed which was at a steep slope until it struck the front frame of the flatbed and the driver could turn it off. this was very scary. someone could have been killed.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| Consumer was traveling 55mph on highway and went to pass another vehicle, and accelerator pedal was stuck down to the floor. he was able to put vehicle in neutral, pull over to side of road, and shutdown. dealership was aware of problem. vehicle was towed to dealership. *ak while having oil changed, consumer requested to have the air filter replaced, in order to replace air filter, the throttle cable clamp was loosened to gain access to the air filter housing, it was not lined back up properly causing the sudden acceleration. *slc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 05/13/2000 | 55000 | 2 | 02/27/1999 |
| After having my vehicle serviced to change the oil and replace the air filter, i was driving home a couple of days later. i had just exited from i-70 onto highway 59 north, when i accelerated to pass a slow moving pickup truck. when i pushed down on the pedal it did not return to the normal position but remained completely open. i was now driving on a two lane highway with considerable traffic and my accelerator was to the floor going sometimes at speeds of 80 to 90 miles an hour. after having my daughter check to see if the pedal was stuck, i managed to get the vehicle stopped by alternating between drive and neutral and then pulling to the side of the road once i had reached a place with enough room. the van was towed to the dealership in brazil, indiana and it was determined that when the air filter was replaced a clamp had not been positioned correctly and had caused the linkage to be stuck in the open position. even after advising another oil service center this clamp was again positioned incorrectly the next time the air filter was changed. luckily, we had checked this before another incident could happen. *ak | |||
| 04/01/2001 | 1 | 02/01/1999 | |
| Consumer was traveling 55mph on highway and went to pass another vehicle, and accelerator pedal was stuck down to the floor. he was able to put vehicle in neutral, pull over to side of road, and shutdown. dealership was aware of problem. vehicle was towed to dealership. *ak while having oil changed, consumer requested to have the air filter replaced, in order to replace air filter, the throttle cable clamp was loosened to gain access to the air filter housing, it was not lined back up properly causing the sudden acceleration. *slc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 03/25/2000 | |||
| While pulling into the driveway traveling at a low rate of speed, and gradually depressing on the brake pedal, vehicle suddely accelerated, causing consumer to run into a brick house. upon impact, there was no deployment of the air bags. also skid marks on the pavement showed that the brakes were being applied. consumer has contacted the dealer. *ak *ml | |||
| 11/29/1999 | |||
| While driving a snap was felt under the accelerator, and vehicle accelerated suddenly and unexpectedly to 80mph. dealer is inspecting and will repair the vehicle. *ak | |||