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.
1995 Concorde, when pressing on the gas pedal it felt as though it was stuck. Consumer then pulled off the side of the road and put vehicle in park after attempt to stop car and vehicle was still racing while in park. The consumer felt as though she had no control of the vehicle. The dealer replaced the auto idle, but they could not guarantee that the problem would not happen again.
When putting gear lever into drive the engine revs, and the transmission will not come out of first gear, vehicle will not drive properly anymore. Consumer states engine light comes on and vehicle shakes like it is going to come apart.
Car has been totaled. It appeared to be in perfect condition before the sudden incident. I want to know if a recalled component may have been responsible for the sudden acceleration and loss of control. Auto also hit 2 parked cars and lifted a rock (approx. 500 lbs) out of the ground during the accident. The drivers door locked on its own, while the front passenger door flew open on its own. The automatic windows blewout during the incident. This incident occurred while backing out of a parking space at low speed. Mechanical defect is most likely the cause. Please investigate.
While normal driving, suddenly cruise control turns on, and the vehicle won't speed up even if I press gas pedal; the vehicle slows down and finally stops. It happened about 3 times before November this year(between 100,000miles and 124,000miles) and 2 times out of 4 long distance drivings(about 50 miles) this month.
- Hollister, CA, USA
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Consumer was traveling about 25mph, she applied brakes to veer over to another lane, and vehicle started slowing down. When she applied the brakes, car stopped. Vehicle wouldn't turn over at all. Vehicle was towed to repair shop.
Upon starting vehicle to backup with foot on the brake, the engine went wide open and vehicle went backwards about (10) feet hitting (2) vehicles before stopping.
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- Rockland, MA, USA