TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOMBERLIN E-40. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 21 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE DESPITE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/1/12 *CN UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS THE MECHANIC NOTED THE ACCELERATOR BOX WAS FILLED WITH WATER. THE SCREWS HOLDING THE BOX WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BOX WITH THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL PANEL WAS NOT A WATER TIGHT BOX. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TOMBERLIN WAS NOT AT ALL WATER-PROOF. RUSTED CONNECTORS AND THE BRAKE CABLE WAS RUSTING AS WELL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TIRE WEAR AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BATTERY. UPDATED 02/20/13
2008 Tomberlin E-40
Routine
Owners filed 1 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 27, 2012FL
1 of 1 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.