This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
On 4/16/2014 I scot E. brauninger was stopped at traffic light in my vehicle a 2010 Chevy express 1500 van, on plank rd. Heading East towards central park in fredericksburg, va I was behind another vehicle and as the light turned green and before I had a chance to move the van raced and went forward with an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated into the back of the vehicle in front of me. I had no control of the acceleration and could not stop by using my brakes. As the short time that all of this occurred I did not have time to turn off the ignition. The damage to both vehicles are extensive and also air bags did not deploy at all.
On 4/16/2014 I scot E. brauninger was stopped at traffic light in my vehicle a 2010 Chevy express 1500 van, on plank rd. Heading East towards central park in fredericksbug, va. I was behind another vehicle and as the light turn green and before I had a chance to move the van raced and went forward with an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated into the back of the vehicle in front of me. I had no control of the acceleration and could not stop by using my brakes. As the short time that all of this occurred I did not have time to turn off the ignition. The damage to both vehicles are extensive and also air bags did not deploy at all.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Express. The contact stated while driving 15 mph the ABS and stabilitrac warning lamps illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred twice and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the right rear wiring harness was defective and needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The vehicle was taken back to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 48,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Express 1500. The contact started the ignition and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact was able to stop the unintended acceleration by turning off the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians was unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred while the contac was turning into a parking lot driving approximately 5 mph. The contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was awaiting repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that they would send an inspector to further investigate the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 3,154. Updated 02/23/11 updated 04/28/11
The contact rented a 2010 Chevrolet express E1500 cargo work van. While stopped at a toll booth with the air conditioner running and depressing the brake peda hardl, there was an unusual increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The contact depressed the brakes and the rpms decreased. This was the first occurrence of the failure. The rental vehicle company was notified. The contact could not confirm if the vehicle was repaired or serviced. The failure mileage was 650 and the current mileage was 1,162. Updated 8/4/10 updated 08/09/10
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- Fredericksburg, VA, USA