I OWN A 2003, CHEVROLET ASTRO. ON SUNDAY, JUNE, 28, 2009, I WAS DRIVING ON I-94, BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA, MN AND FERGUS FALLS, MN. I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, WHEN I APPROACHED A VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOWER SPEED. I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT LANE AND PROCEEDED TO PASS. AS I WAS PASSING…
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I OWN A 2003, CHEVROLET ASTRO. ON SUNDAY, JUNE, 28, 2009, I WAS DRIVING ON I-94, BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA, MN AND FERGUS FALLS, MN. I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, WHEN I APPROACHED A VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOWER SPEED. I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT LANE AND PROCEEDED TO PASS. AS I WAS PASSING, I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A VEHICLE WAS COMING UP TO ME AT A FAST PACE, SO I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, TO GET BY THE VEHICLE, THAT I WAS PASSING, A LITTLE QUICKER. WHEN I PASSED THE VEHICLE, I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, TO GET BACK TO THE SPEED I WAS PREVIOUSLY TRAVELING. INSTEAD OF MY VEHICLE SLOWING BACK DOWN, IT CONTINUED TO GO FASTER, I TOUCHED MY BRAKE PEDAL, TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED, 80MPH AND CLIMBING. I THEN STEPPED ON MY BRAKE, ON AND OFF, TO GET BACK TO ABOUT 60MPH, MOVED MY SWITCH,FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL, TO THE OFF POSITION. I CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED. THERE JUST HAPPENED TO BE AN EXIT, TO A TOWN, SO I WENT UP THE EXIT, STEPPING ON AND OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE EXIT, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WITH THE HELP OF BRAKING, I COASTED TO A STOP. AT THIS POINT, BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE VERY SCARED. I THOUGHT MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STUCK, SO I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE ROARED, SO I SHUT IT OFF. I TRIED IT ONCE MORE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THEN I KNEW IT WAS MORE THAN THE CRUISE CONTROL, SO I CALLED MY ROADSIDE SERVICE. AFTER ABOUT A TWO HOUR WAIT,THEY BROUGHT MY VAN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA, MN. IT WA DETERMINED, BY A MECHANIC, THE NEXT DAY, THAT MY ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS FRAYED AND THAT CAUSED IT TO STICK. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE THE FRAYED CABLE. *TR
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