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.
While backing out of drive, vehicle started to rev, and then to accelerate in reverse. Vehicle was doing a 360 degree, consumer had to stop vehicle by shutting it off. Brakes were not working. Engineer inspected vehicle and could not find anything wrong. During inspection of vehicle mechanic found problem with courtesty lights.
While in traffic took foot off of brake to proceed and car accelerated very fast into traffic. Dealer could not find anything wrong. Problem found on the internet.
Driver turned on the ignition, with foot on brakes shifted to reverse, slowly released brakes, when it shot backwards in extreme high speed, hitting a rear parking cement wall.
Vehicle parked 1 hour. Started vehicle & it accelerated at wild rate of speed. Had no control. Applied brakes which failed to stop vehicle & went into 6 feet of water. Taking vehicle to dealer.
- Stanford, CT, USA
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When putting transmission lever into reverse vehicle will shoot back at a high rate speed, causing a loss of vehicle control. Dealer was unable to duplicate condition.
In the process of taking off with vehicle in reverse the vehicle took off forward. On another occasion while the vehicle was in reverse the vehicle took off backwards on its own without any warning. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified, and the source of the problem could not be found.
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- Buffalo, NY, USA