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.
Consume rwas traveling about 25mph and without prior warning vehicle started speeding up, and took off in fast motion. Dealership was aware of problem.
The description of the problem as per the news on 07/04/2001 fits the incident. At the time of the incident, a teenage friend was driving alone. He backed out of the driveway and noticed the dog was out of the yard. He said he put it in park and got out to get the dog. The Jeep inadvertently rolled in reverse into a neighbors fence causing minor damage to the rear bumper and exhaust system. I had to pay the neighbor for the damage to his fence. Incident was not reported as I deemed it his error and damage was minimal.
The consumer has experienced problems with cruise control. While driving, the rear of vehicle started skidding. When applied brakes, the vehicle wouldn't stop. As a result, the consumer ran into a hill off the side of the road. In addition, the rear wheel on the driver's side fell off causing accident. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
- Elizabeth, NJ, USA
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When pressing the accelerator pedal half way down, the transmission passing gea, causes the vehicle to go ointo pen throtlle position, rpms, raced up to 800 rpms.
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