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 driving at low speed 10mph, pulling into parking space, vehicle went into open throttle position, applied brakes could not stop vehicle, impact 12:00 position, went into a building, rpms unknown, causing loss of control, wiring under the dash board was disconnected.
Consumer states niece got into truck and started it up, tried to put truck in gear and the truck took off. Niece was thrown out of truck when the truck hit a tree. She sustained some internal injuries. The truck was still in park.
Driving at speed of 10 to 15mph, vehicle went into open throttle position, impact 12:00 position, speed unknown, applied brakes and they would not stop vehicle.
While cruising at 55 mph with cruise control on in a rain storm/ snow/ice vehicle entered in a puddle of water, cruise control suddenly kicked in, causing vehicle to accelerate out of puddle, resulting in wheels spinning and vehicle lost control.
While driving uphill in rainy weather, vehicle suddendly accelerated and the back wheels fishtailed and to avoid the oncoming traffic lane, consumer turned to the right and vehicle hit embankment and turned over.
Failure on the throttle control, consumer placed the vehicle in reverse and the vehicle accelerated in reverse, causing the consumer to have an accident.
Backed up the vehicle out of parking space, vehicle went into open throttle position impact 6:00 position, put into drive impact again 12:00 position speed unknown.
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- Greenfield, IN, USA