NHTSA Complaint #10031217 — 2003 BMW Z4 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10031217
Vehicle	2003 BMW Z4
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 8, 2003
Date Filed	August 10, 2003
Mileage	5,095 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND I HAD TO STOP. I BEGAN EASING UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP. IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED I WAS HAVING TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE CAR WAS NOT MAINTAINING THE SLOW SPEED I WAS EXPECTING. HAVING REACHED THE POINT AT WHICH I HAD TO STOP, I FOUND MYSELF PRESSING QUITE HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND NOTICED THE TACHOMETER READING 3,500 TO 4,000 RPM'S. I BELIEVE IT WAS MY TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL THAT GOT THE CAR TO REV AT THE NORMAL RPM'S FOR A CAR THAT IS A STATIONARY POSITION, HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AND CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD, THAT PERHAPS THE PROBLEM FIXED ITSELF AND IT WASN'T MY TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. *NLM

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