NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
111 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Feb 14, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. BUT TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO DEALER AFTER DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER BRING VEHICLE IN, AND THEY WOULD DO WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY. CONSUMER GOT THERE AND DEALER WAS VERY NASTY TO HER. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE CONSUMER A RENTAL CAR, AND CONSUMER PRAC…
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VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. BUT TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO DEALER AFTER DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER BRING VEHICLE IN, AND THEY WOULD DO WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY. CONSUMER GOT THERE AND DEALER WAS VERY NASTY TO HER. THEY WOULDN'T GIVE CONSUMER A RENTAL CAR, AND CONSUMER PRACTICALLY HAD TO BEG THEM TO GIVE HER A RIDE HOME. *AK
NHTSA ODI #856867
Mileage unknown · Feb 8, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. IN OCTOBER '99, THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING FORWARD WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE OPERATOR STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARD FOR A WHILE AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. IN JANUARY '00 THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE OPERATOR'S GARAGE. THE OPERATOR STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE RPM…
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SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR ACTION. IN OCTOBER '99, THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING FORWARD WHEN IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE OPERATOR STEPPED ON THE BRAKES HARD FOR A WHILE AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. IN JANUARY '00 THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE OPERATOR'S GARAGE. THE OPERATOR STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE RPM'S PICKED UP TO A LEVEL WAY ABOVE NORMAL FAST IDLE. THE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THIS TIME AND HE SENT 2 MECHANICS TO INSPECT. THE DEALER REPLIED THAT EVERYTHING WAS "OK".*AK
NHTSA ODI #718466
Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AND SETTING SPEED CONTROL AT A CERTAIN SPEED, IT WILL NOT STAY AT SET SPEED, BUT IT WILL SPEED UP. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK
NHTSA ODI #856382
Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 2000
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES, AND CAR STARTED TO RACE AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. ALSO, TWO MONTHS AGO, SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN. *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #856197
Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 2000
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASH INTO A BUSINESS SIGN. ASSUMED DRIVER ERROR SINCE NO OTHER APPARENT CAUSE. AFTER REPAIRS, ON JANUARY 24, 2000, THROTTLE OPENED SUDDENLY AGAIN CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING FROM RESIDENCE GARAGE. NO DAMAGE THIS TIME. LATER SAME DAY A…
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IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASH INTO A BUSINESS SIGN. ASSUMED DRIVER ERROR SINCE NO OTHER APPARENT CAUSE. AFTER REPAIRS, ON JANUARY 24, 2000, THROTTLE OPENED SUDDENLY AGAIN CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE IN REVERSE WHILE BACKING FROM RESIDENCE GARAGE. NO DAMAGE THIS TIME. LATER SAME DAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THROTTLE AGAIN OPENED BUT WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #718233
Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
BRAKE PEDAL AT REST IS ABOUT 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL. IF DRIVER PUTS HIS PUT TO THE RIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TOE OF THE SHOE WILL ALSO CONTACT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #854230
Mileage unknown · Nov 23, 1999
Vehicle Speed Control
WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL LURCH/JUMP FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #853294
Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 1999
Vehicle Speed Control
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE NOT DEACCELERATING WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED OFF PEDAL. VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUE FOR A FEW SECONDS OR MORE, AND SOMETIMES UP TO A MINUTE, BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL SPEED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT CONDITION WAS NORMAL. *AK
NHTSA ODI #852974
Mileage unknown · Nov 10, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE DOES NOT DECELERATE NORMALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED DUE TO A COMPUTER CONTROLLED DESIGN FEATURE OF THE ENGINE. THE DESIGN FLAW RESULTS IN DECELERATION, AND EXCESIVE ACCELERATION IF GOING DOWN HILL. ALSO CAUSES CRUISE CONTROL TO OVERSHOOT THE SET SPEED BY 20-40 MPH
NHTSA ODI #850812
Mileage unknown · Nov 1, 1999
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DRIVING INTO A PARKING GARAGE, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE BECAUSE PASSED THE KEY PAD THEN FORWARD, AND VEHICLE JUST TOOK OFF AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #852331
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