2001 Saturn SC1

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN SC2. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 55 MPH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,861 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,622.

ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2007, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON NORTH AURORA ROAD IN NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AT THAT TIME, THE CAR REVVED TO 6000 RPM AND WENT FROM 0-40 MPH. I THOUGHT THE ACCELERATOR MUST BE STUCK, SO I TRIED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T. IT WAS NOT STUCK. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR JUST KEPT REVVING AND GOING 40 MPH. I KNEW I HAD TO GET THE CAR STOPPED OR RISK HITTING CARS AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION OR GOING THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I SAW A ROAD TO THE RIGHT AHEAD OF ME AND DECIDED THAT I HAD TO MAKE THAT TURN. I TURNED ONTO ENTERPRISE ROAD GOING 40 MPH. IT WAS THEN THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE KEY OFF TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE THE MECHANIC THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A FOULED THROTTLE PLATE. HE "FIXED" THE PROBLEM AND I PICKED THE CAR UP. DRIVING THE CAR TO MY HOME APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY, THE CAR SEEMED OKAY. HOWEVER, AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND PUT IT INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE CAR REVVED AGAIN TO 3000 RPM. MY HUSBAND WITNESSED THIS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR IS GOING AGAIN TO THE MECHANIC. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING. SHE THEN APPLIED BRAKES; BUT, IT DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE. APPLIED TRANSMISSION, AND TACHOMETER WENT TO 3000 RPMS. SHE THEN RELEASED TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLE KEPT SPEED OF 35 MPH. SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SLOWED AND ENGINE RACED. BUT, STOPPED AT LIGHT. SHE LET GO OF TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES, AND BY THAT TIME SHE HAD SHIFTED UP TO 3RD GEAR WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE REACHED 35 MPH. AFTER 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE ENGINE STOPPED RACING, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. MILES AT INCIDENT 19800. *AK *SLC