Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | ||||||
| PE92033 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 03/26/1992 | 07/31/1992 | FUEL TANK LEAKAGE | ||
| There is no summary currently available | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/22/2007 | 63000 | 1 | 05/01/1990 |
| Tl* - the contact called regarding the 1991 chevrolet caprice. the contact was backing out of a parking space and heard a loud roar, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, and before the contact could apply the brakes the vehicle struck a building. the contact has pictures of the vehicle. a police report was taken . there were no injuries. the failure mileage was 63,000. the vehicle was destroyed. *ak alabama incident report provided. updated 08/03/07 *tr | |||
| 10/27/2000 | 1 | 05/14/1996 | |
| Consumer had canceled cruise control at 70 mph to come off the interstate, consumer came to a parking lot and parked vehicle, when getting back in vehicle and putting it in reverse, the vehicle hit a building at 70 mph, there was one injury, consumer feels the cruise control got stuck. *slc | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle was inside of the parking lot, consumer sifted gear into reverse and vehicle surged backwards. then, he shifted gear into drive and there was a loud noise. driver did not push gas pedal when the vehicle surged forward. brakes wouldn't stop vehicle. vehicle hit a parked car and then a trailer. dealership was aware of the problem. insurance company has totaled the vehicle at this time.*ak | |||
| 02/01/1997 | 5 | 03/30/1991 | |
| Solenoid valve relay failed causing vehicle to lurch forward resulting in collision. yh | |||
| 6 | 06/21/1990 | ||
| While sitting at a stop light, vehicle surges forward while foot is on the brake, consumer has to apply a lot of pressure on the brake to keep from moving forward, this only happens on cold weather, engine does not rev while this is happening. *slc | |||
| 06/26/1998 | |||
| Owner started the engine, put vehicle in drive and the vehicle took off in full speed, crashing into another vehicle about 3 feet away. minor damages was done to the bumper. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak | |||
| 09/04/1994 | 1 | 09/30/1994 | |
| Consumer was pulling out of parking space and vehicle suddendly accelerated without any warning, causing an accident. *ak | |||
| After starting vehicle suddenly accelerated while in park for no reason. cause of problem unknown. *ak | |||
| 11/09/1996 | 1 | 11/03/1996 | |
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards ,causing accident. | |||
| 11/09/1996 | 0 | ||
| Consumer attempted to move vehicle a couple of feet out of the driveway when vehicle suddenly accelerated backwards, foot was on brakes but did not stop autmobile, consumer damaged neighbor's garage door. *ak | |||
| 06/21/1996 | |||
| When pulling out from gas station and wanted to stop to make right and car accelerated and hit another car. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 02/21/1996 | |||
| Consumer was was in a parking lot and car accelerated and consumer went through a window. please describe . *ak | |||
| 07/08/1995 | 1 | 03/01/1994 | |
| Sudden unintentional acceleration while backing out from a parking lot. tt consumer was backing up slowly from parking space and al of a sudden the vehicle took off what seemed to be 100 mph consumer hit parked cars and ended up on the grass and a tree stopped consumer, consumer had to have transmission replaced, and also the spring on the gear shift lever.*jb | |||
| 08/25/1995 | |||
| Vehicle was in gear in drive, went into open throttle position, heard a high idle, impact 12:00 position, hitting the garage wall at speed of 30 mph. *ak | |||
| 04/15/1995 | |||
| Parked put car in reverse after starting it. car accelerated backwards on its own. tt | |||
| 01/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Location of cruise control switch causes accidental engagement. *skd | |||
| 02/08/1995 | |||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated backward about 30mph and then forward, resulting in accident. tt | |||
| 05/01/1993 | 2 | ||
| Cruise control malfunctioned twice, causing two accidents due to unexpected acceleration. *aw | |||
| 01/02/1995 | 1 | ||
| Throttle sticks which caused an accident. tt | |||