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In early March 2004 mr groza was driving in cleavland, Ohio on the highway doing about 65 mph. When he took foot off the accelerator pedal vehicle would not slow down. Mr groza said the vehicle actually accelerated. Mr groza was able to stop the vehicle with great difficulty by hitting the brakes as hard as possible, and putting the transmission in neutral. The engine went to redline. Mr groza pulled to the side of the road and turned off the engine. On March 16, a few days after the incident Mr. Groza took the vehicle to dealer, and dealer could find anything wrong with the car.
While accelerating from a stopped position vehicle accelerated more than the driver depressed the accelerator pedal. This occurred without warning, catching the driver off guard.
Throttle sticks when driving in cool temperatures. When this occurs vehicle accelerates at a high speed. Vehicle has to be turned off to solve the problem.
Vehicle fully accelerated on it own, resulting in very high speeds in traffic and on downhill drive. Very difficult to stop vehicle when careening down steep hill toward an intersection. Reportedly can happen in cold weather at any time. Dangerous!!
- South Burlington, VT, USA
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- Avon Lake, OH, USA