Vehicle Speed ControlCrashFire3 injured
Filed Jul 27, 1999AK
ACCELERATOR SURGED TO HIGHER SPEED. YH
1997 GMC S15
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 25, 1998ME
CONSUMER COMPLAINING THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DEACCELERATE. WHEN LIFTING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN SPEED FOR 5 SECONDS UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE IT COMES TO A STOP. RPMS GO FROM 2300 UP TO 2400. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN THREE TIMES. CONDITION CANNOT BE FOUND OR CORRECTED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.