TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SPED INTO FULL THROTTLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTAINED NO W…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SPED INTO FULL THROTTLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTAINED NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN THE MECHANIC STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WAS STILL AT FULL THROTTLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10187429
Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 2004
Fuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed Control
MY CAR SURGES ALL THE TIME AND THE CRUISE CONTROL GETS STUCK ON IT I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET PLACE THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION GONE IN IT. BUT I STILL DRIVE IT I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM MYSELF. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPT OF 2002 AND IT WAS DOING IT WHEN I GOT IT. BUT IT WAS A BUY AS IS DEAL SO TH…
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MY CAR SURGES ALL THE TIME AND THE CRUISE CONTROL GETS STUCK ON IT I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET PLACE THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION GONE IN IT. BUT I STILL DRIVE IT I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM MYSELF. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPT OF 2002 AND IT WAS DOING IT WHEN I GOT IT. BUT IT WAS A BUY AS IS DEAL SO THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT. BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET PLACE THEY ALREADY HAD THE CAR ON FILE BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE FILE SAID ABOUT THE CAR. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10062325
Mileage unknown · Aug 2, 2002
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control
AT FREEWAY SPEED (2200 RPM) VEHICLE WOULD SURGE REPEATEDLY AS IF DRIVER WAS QUICKLY PRESSING AND RELEASING GAS PEDAL. OCCASIONALLY TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WOULD REV TO 4000 RPM. LETTING THE CAR COAST FOR 10-15 SECONDS SEEMED TO GET THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO OPERATION. DEALER REPORTED "FOUND FLUID BLACK (BU…
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AT FREEWAY SPEED (2200 RPM) VEHICLE WOULD SURGE REPEATEDLY AS IF DRIVER WAS QUICKLY PRESSING AND RELEASING GAS PEDAL. OCCASIONALLY TRANSMISSION WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WOULD REV TO 4000 RPM. LETTING THE CAR COAST FOR 10-15 SECONDS SEEMED TO GET THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO OPERATION. DEALER REPORTED "FOUND FLUID BLACK (BURNED VERY BAD) RECOMMEND TO REPLACE WITH SRTA. REPLACED TRANS WITH SRTA." SO FAR NO MORE PROBLEMS AFTER DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #765110
Mileage unknown · Jul 17, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingExterior LightingVehicle Speed Control
WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH, THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND THE OIL WAS SIZZLING. DEALER INFORMED. CONSUMER SAYS THAT 6 OUT OF 6 BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT , AND 4 OUT 6 RODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINT…
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WHILE VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH, THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT, AND THE OIL WAS SIZZLING. DEALER INFORMED. CONSUMER SAYS THAT 6 OUT OF 6 BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT , AND 4 OUT 6 RODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ALSO, OIL PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND THAT THE ENGINE & OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR SHOULD BE RECALLED TO PREVENT INJURY OR FATALITY.*SCC
NHTSA ODI #8014088
Mileage unknown · Feb 5, 2002
Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER . *AK
NHTSA ODI #8003575
Mileage unknown · May 2, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control
IF STANDING RO RUNNING WATER IS ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND THE FRONT TIRES SHOULD BEGIN TO HYDRO-PLANE AN IMMEDIATE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL LOSS OF CONTROL MAY ENSUE. EVIDENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM SENSED THE SLOWING OF THE HYDRO-PLANING TIRES AND INTERPRETS IT AS A LOSS…
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IF STANDING RO RUNNING WATER IS ENCOUNTERED ON THE ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE AND THE FRONT TIRES SHOULD BEGIN TO HYDRO-PLANE AN IMMEDIATE AND POTENTIALLY FATAL LOSS OF CONTROL MAY ENSUE. EVIDENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM SENSED THE SLOWING OF THE HYDRO-PLANING TIRES AND INTERPRETS IT AS A LOSS OF ESTABLISHED SPEED. IN ORDER TO CORRECT FOR THE PERCEIVED LOSS OF SPEED THE CRUISE CONTROL APPLIES POWER WHICH RESULTS IN A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN. AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUSE TO SPIN THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUES TO APPLY MORE AND MORE POWER WHICH MAKES THE SPIN UN-RECOVERABLE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAVING BEEN TAUGHT TO STEER INTO THE SPIN AND STAY OFF THE BRAKES ALL MY LIFE ONLY RESULTS IN THE SPIN GETTING WORSE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO EITHER AGE OR MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE BUT RATHER IS A DESIGN FLAW INHERANT IN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. I FEEL THIS SITUATION WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MATTER.*AK
NHTSA ODI #744846
Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control
VEHICLE SURGES AT ALL SPEEDS ABOVE 42MPH.ON HOT AND HUMID DAYS IT IS ALL MOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #733257
Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 1999
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 M.P.H. ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED USING BRAKE PEDAL FOLLOWED BY TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LIGHT RAIN WAS PRESENT AND CAR BEGAN TO SPIN MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLED, ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE AND FLIPPED END OVER END. DRIVER WAS 7 MOS. PREGNANT.THIS SAME TYPE FAILURE WA…
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WHILE DRIVING AT 70 M.P.H. ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED USING BRAKE PEDAL FOLLOWED BY TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. LIGHT RAIN WAS PRESENT AND CAR BEGAN TO SPIN MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNCONTROLLED, ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE AND FLIPPED END OVER END. DRIVER WAS 7 MOS. PREGNANT.THIS SAME TYPE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED TWICE BEFORE, TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND CAUSE OR DUPLICATION NEVER WAS DISCOVERED UNTIL THE INCIDENT. PREVIOUS OCCURENCE WAS O/A 10/98
THE SEAT COVER TRIM MATERIAL DOES NOT MEET THE FLAMMABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 302, "FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A VEHICLE INTERIOR FIRE CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COVERS ON THE FRONT SEAT BACKS, REAR SEAT CUSHION AND REAR SEAT BACK ASSEMBLIES.
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EA02030 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
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Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE02050 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jun 13, 2002 · Closed Oct 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
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