1999 GMC Yukon complaints

THE TIRE FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND CREATED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND THE COMPLETE TIRE WAS SHREDDED. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY ASSIGNED AN INCIDENT NUMBER OF 99294608 AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE GMC WARRANTY AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIRE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD AND NOT A DEFECTIVE TIRE, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS ROAD HAZARD OCCURENCE. THE TIRE DISINTEGRATED DUE TO A HIGH SPEED BLOW-OUT. THE TIRE DOT NUMBER BEGINS WITH W2 AND FIRESTONE KEPT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AFTER I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265R7016 )

HOOD WILL FLY UP AND DOWN ABOUT INCH TO 2 INCHES DEPENDING ON WINDS, AND IT FEELS AND LOOKS LIKE HOOD WILL FLY OPEN. DLR HAS HAD VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 30 DAYS . DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO SOLUTION, AND IT WAS MANUFACTURED THAT WAY.*AK

VEHICLE RETURNED AFTER 'FIX' ON 6/14 COMPLAINT: A LOUD THUMP NOISE AT ENGINE TRANSMISSION AREA, THEN LOSS OF POWER GOING UPHILL WORK DONE: LUBED DRIVE SHAFT (INV 412596) SECOND TIME IN: 6/20 (INV412895) COMPLAINT:CUST RETURNED FOR COMPLAINT OF INTERMITTENT STALLING AND, EXTENDED STARTING" WORK DONE: IGNITION COIL, IGNITION REPLACE THIRD COMPLAINT 7/18/00-7/25 IN SHOP (INV 414264 "T5533 REPLACE NEW SCPI INJECTOR(S) AS NECESSARY - BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACES, REPLACE RIGHT 87WT"FOURTH COMPLAINT: 9/6/00 TO 9/8/00 IN SHOP (VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN BETWEEN 8/2 AND 8/26, IN GARAGE) "CUSTOMER STATES ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING50 MPH. IT LOST POWER AND SEEMED LIKE NO FUEL WAS GETTING TO ENGINE" STATED CAUSE:50PSI, LOW L1225 SENDER/PUMP ASSEMBLY, FUEL (TANK UNIT) - REPALCE LEFT TANK 228 WTL 2.20. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS FROM REAR WHEN PARKED AND TURNED OFF. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES, BUT STILL NO SOLUTION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, FUEL FILLER WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FRONT CALIPERS ARE STICKING, THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ONE IS WORN HALF THE THICKNESS OF THE OTHER. NLM

J3140- ENG COOL ADAPTR RPL, F2023-PIN SHAFT SEAL, T2020-WARRENTY TOWING, F3023-RR DIFF HOUSING RPL, C0382 R/R WIN REG R&R/ RPL, J1400-FLYWHEEL(AUTO) RPL, J5645-FUEL INJECTOR CLEAN, K4123 TRANS CASE SEL SW,12345104, CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON EVERYTIME I HAD WORK DONE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP UP TO 8 TIMES!

EXTREME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL & THROUGH OUT VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60+. GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT OFFER A FIX! I POSSESS OVER 90 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

CONSUMER APPROACHED A LIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES, AND IT STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP SMOOTHLY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK

BASICALLY CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL STUCK AND RUINED ROTORS. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT THREE TIMES DUE TO A HOLE INSIDE OF VENT AREA. *AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO FAULTY HARNESS. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE. BUTTON ON LEFT FRONT SEAT RATTLES. RIGHT FRONT OUTER BRAKE PAD WAS WORN. VEHICLE PULLS LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. *YH

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES PREMATURELY WEARING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE CUT OFF AND STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS STALLING. *AK

WHILE GOING DOWN A SMALL GRADE ON WET ROAD APPLIED BRAKES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ALSO DURING DRY CONDITIONS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WET BRAKE PROBLEM CAUSES CONCERN THAT BRAKES WILL LOCK WHEN APPLIED WHILE DRIVING IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS. STEERING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, CAN CREATE SITUATION OF OVER STEERING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION, DEALER SAID IT WAS FIXED, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE BACK OF THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL DOWN ON THE ROAD. NLM

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK *ML

BRAKES BEGIN FEELING HARDER TO STOP, FEELING & HEARING AIR AS THE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PRESSED HARDER & CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. A LOT OF ROOM IN BRAKING ACTIVITY, PRESSING BRAKE DOES NOT SLOW, NEED TO HAVE FOOT PEDAL TO FLOOR.

THE METAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY RUPTURED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS BRAKING POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THIS LINE CROSSES THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RUNS ON TOP OF THE FRAME JUST UNDER WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED. AFTER INSPECTING AND FINDING THE HOLE IT WAS VERY APPARENT THAT BATTERY ACID/CORROSION HAD DRIPPED ONTO THE LINE,, CAUSING IT TO BE EATEN AWAY. THE BATTERY IS ORGINAL EQUIPMENT AND MAINTANANCE FREE.

BRAKES PULL LEFT, BEEN IN 3 TIMES TO FIX, ALSO PEDAL ALMOST HITS FLOOR. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER SAYS NEEDS NEW STEERING SENSOR. *AK

BRAKES PULL LEFT, EXCESS PEDAL TRAVEL - SERVICED 3 TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ATLESS THAN 5MPH LIGHT SNOW FELL ON GROUND. COUNSUMER WAS MANEUVERING AROUND BACKYARD AND APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKES, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FURHTER THAN THE ACCELERATOR,CAUSING CONSUMER TO KEEP MOVING/ DIDN'T STOP, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CHECKED BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE FINALLY CRUISED TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

OWNER APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY AND ABS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. OWNER HAD TO APPLY FULL WEIGHT TO PEDAL USING BOTH FEET TO EVENTUALLY STOP VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION. IN MY 25 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER FELT SO UNSAFE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS SWITCHING LANES. CONSUMER WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING, WENT INTO THE MEDIAN. ALSO, WAS PULSATING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK

BRAKES PULL HARD TO LEFT. SALESMAN SAID IT WOULD "GO AWAY" AFTER 1000 MILES. IT DIDN'T. HAD SERVICED. STILL DIDN'T FIX. MADE IT WORSE. FRONT BREAK PADS ARE WEARING ALSO. YOUR DATABASE SAID THE SAME/SINILAR PROBLEM EXISTS WITH SUBURBAN. NO MENTION OF YUKON. *AK

OWNER APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. NLM

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND GOING FORWARD NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT AND HEARD A NOISE. CONTACTED DEALET WHO SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. PRESENTLY, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE JERKS TO LEFT. DRIVER HAS TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT OR ELSE IT WILL JUMP OUT OF HIS HAND. *AK

ABS LOCKED UP WHILE AVOIDING HITTING A DEER. ALTHOUGH I STOMPED/STAYED AND STEERED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED FORWARD, SLIDING INTO A HILL AND GENTLY ROLLING OVER ONTO DRIVER SIDE. TIRES TRACKS ON DIRT ROAD SHOW THAT TIRES WERE TURNED AND LOCKED - PUSHING THE DIRT AND SLIDING, WHEREAS THEY SHOULD'VE PULSED. HAD THE ABS WORKED I'M SURE ACCIDENT WOULD'VE BEEN AVOIDED. *AK

NOTICEABLE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS GREATER THAT 60 MPH. REPLACED TIRES WITH NO REDUCTION. ALL OTHER MODELS ON DEALER LOT HAS SIMILAR VIBRATION PROBLEMS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE DARTS OFF TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOPPING THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD OVERHEAT & BECOME SLUGGISH. ALSO, VEHICLE'S WOULD STALL OUT AFTER BEING IDLED OR STOPPED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS. STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK AND VEHICLE WOULD WANDER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL, AND NO SERVICE BULLETIN WAS AVAILABLE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER.*AK

STEERING BECOMES ERRATIC/ VERY LOOSE/ MUCH MOVEMENT IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED. VERY HARD TO KEEP IN A LANE. BEEN TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM TWICE/NO RESULTS! I FEEL IT IS PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS IN DANGER.

THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS PLACED BACK IN PARK AND LEFT RUNNING IN MY GARAGE. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LOOK OVER THE EXTIERIOR FOR PROBLEMS; NONE FOUND. I THEN KICKED/PUSHED THE BACK BUMPER AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A CLUNK, THE VEHICLE WAS THROWN INTO REVERSE AND HEADED AT ME. IT CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, MY OTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND MY HOUSE. I WAS ALMOST RUN OVER BY THIS DRIVER-LESS VEHICLE. I DO HAVE A WITNESS THAT SAW THE VEHICLE CHARGING AT ME.

VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS) QUICKLY, WHICH FAILED TO WORK. VEHICLE THEN DOVE INTO CONCRETE COVER. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT JERKED HARD ON DRIVER, CAUSING BRUISES. GMC FILE NUMBER 99-153-17801. *AK

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SNOW FURRY I THE SNOW PACKED UP ON THE HIGH-BEAM HEAD LAMPS THAT WERE NOT IN USE IN THE HEAVY PART OF THE SNOW STORM. THESE LAMP'S COLLECTED THE WET SNOW AND IT PACKED OVER THE LAMP SO MUCH SO WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED "NO LIGHT' OF WHICH, WOULD BE OF USE, ON WET ROADS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAME ON THE HIGH-BEAM WAS OF NO USE AT ALL !!! THE PROBLEM; WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE HIGH-BEAM THE HEADLAMP PROGRAM IS FOR THE "L0W-BEAM' TO GO OUT **** THIS LEAVES YOU THE DRIVER WITH-OUT ANY HEAD-LIGHTS AT ALL AND IN THIS CASE I MEAN NO LIGHT AT ALL . I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN NEVADA, IN A SLOW LEFTHAND CURVE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THANKFULLY I NOW THE ROAD VERY WILL AND I DRIVE CLASS A TRUCKS FOR A LIVING FOR THE PASSED 18 YEARS SO " I' DIDN'T FREEZE-UP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SOMETIME SOON IF NOT CORRECTED (GMC CAN DO A SIMPLE WIRE RE-CONFIGUREATION AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM TOMARROW ) SOMONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED OR INJURED. I HAVE 1.75 "MILLION MILES' OF SAFE DRIVING UNDER MY BELT AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER FELT SO STRONG ON A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WRITTEN ANYONE. I WROTE GMC AND THE LETTER I GOT BACK DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL THEY WILL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. PER VEH THIS IS SUCH A LOW COST CORRECTION. BUT IF LEFT UN-CORRECTED THE COST CAN BE SO HIGH, NOT JUST IN MONEY BUT IN LIVES. THANK YOU FRANK B. RUSTAD CC ABC, NBC, CBS, L. A. TIMES, SALT LAKE TRIBUINE, SAN FRANCISCO-CRONICLE, .

ALL FOUR FRONT BRAKE PADS WAS COMPLETELY WORN AND DAMAGED. THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT GMC INSIST THAT BRAKES WERE NOT PART OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE INTO GMC DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION GMC DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FACT AT GMC THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES ON THE YUKON ONLY LASTED 10,000 TO 17,000 MILES. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT KNOWN TO THE CONSUMER EVEN THOUGH IT IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED WITHIN GMC. THIS IS A KNOWN HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE DISCLOSED AND FIXED VIA A VEHICLE RECALL BY GMC. INSTEAD GMC PUTS THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR ON THE CONSUMER WHO IS UNFAIRLY, AND UNREASONABLE CAUGHT OFF GUARDS PAYING UPWARDS OF $35K FOR A NEW 1999 VEHICLE UNAWARE THAT THEY WILL NEED TO SPEND ADDITIONAL MONIES TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY 10,000-17,000 MILES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE SQUEAKING OF MY BRAKES IS THE ONLY WARNING SIGN THE VEHICLE GIVES THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER THAT THE BRAKES HAVE DETERIORATED. THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT WILL ENDANGER LIVES AND GMC SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE BRAKE REPAIRS NOT THE UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER WHO BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH AND IS NOW "STIFFED WITH A BILL" FOR COSTLY REPAIRS ON A NEW VEHICLE 1999 THAT HAS BY ALL STANDARDS HAS LOW MILEAGE.

VEHICLES IS UNEVEN. LEFT SIDE IS LOWER. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SUSPENSION IS LEVEL, BUT BODY IS NOT. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG OR WAHT TO DO ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM IT WILL NOT HURT VEHICLE OR CAUSE A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING. *AK

DEALER STATED MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE - MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. *AK

NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON GARAGE FLOOR. DROVE TO GMC DEALER FOR REPAIR. FIRST REPAIR, DEALER INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FUEL FILTER LEAK. SECOND REPAIR, I INDICATED THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM TRANSFER CASE NOT FUEL FILTER. DEALER REMOVED/REINSTALLED TRANSFER CASE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE/INSTALL A NEW SEAL RING TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

ONE OF THE FOUR FRONT BRAKE PADS WAS COMPLETELY DISINTIGRATED AND DAMAGED. THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. GMC SERVICE CENTER CLAIMS THAT THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN WITHIN 20000 MILES AND THIS IS NORMAL. THE BRAKE PAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY OR STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION AND MANY REPEAT CALLS THE GMC REPRESENTATIVE WENT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND DECIDED THAT IT WAS INDEED A FAULTY PART. THE CLAIM BY THE SERVICE PEOPLE WAS THAT GMC HAS CHANGED OUT THE BRAKE PADS TO A SOFTER COMPOUND AND THEY WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN 20-25000 MILES. THE IMMEDIATENESS OF THE FAILURE ( IE. THE WEAR INDICATORS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY) MAY HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS IF WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA.*AK

WHEN A PASSENGER GOT INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND CLOSED REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER STARTED DRIVING, AND DOOR OPENED UP.THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD LETTING CONSUMER KNOW THAT DOOR WAS OPEN. *AK

WE CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE (VICTOR JOHNSON) AND REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION. GMC HAS NOW TOLD US THAT SINCE NO ONE WAS FATALLY INJURED THERE WILL BE NO INVESTIGATION. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? MY WIFE HAS BEEN INJURED - PROBABLY PERMANENTLY- AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY - AS THIS WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS AN OBLIGATION TO US AND IS MERELY PLAYING A GAME AT THIS POINT. IS IT IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY ON THE MATTER OR WHAT SHOULD WE DO? *AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSING THE FLOORBOARDS TO BUCKLE AND FORCING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND HIT A POLE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK