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The contact states on two different occasions his wife was in a parking lot and the vehicle started accelerating, causing an accident both times. The last time car was in drive while she was putting foot on the brake to put it in drive she never touched the accelerator. The same thing had both times. The first time she hit a car and a tree and the second time she hit a tree in the same parking lot. The second accident happened on April 30, 2005.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when shifting from park into drive. Vehicle collided with brick building. Air bags did not deployed, also has problem with the passenger door locking and unlocking for no reason while driving.
Throttle revved, but vehicle failed to accelerate when the gas pedal was depressed. Prior this to incident transmission abruptly shifted into gear. Dealership refused to repair the problem until the manufacturer decided on a remedy.
- Leander, TX, USA
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- Bowell, OH, USA