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 70 mph the brake caliper bolt separated from underneath the vehicle. When the brakes were applied, the driver began to hear a rumbling sound. The vehicle then surged back and forth violently. As a result, the driver sustained severe neck injuries.
After hitting resume on the cruise, the vehicle accelerator just kept on speeding up way past where it was set, tried to brake and use the off switch, to no avail, put it in neutral to get off the road and then was able to shut the car off. Disconnect the battery and then reconnect.
Vehicle revved up to 3800 RPM's after cold start. Once, vehicle surged forward and hit fence, causing $ 2500 in damage, dealer said they could not find cause.
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- Punta Gorda, FL, USA