NHTSA Complaint #10190823 — 2006 GLAVAL BUS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TURTLE TOP ODYSSEY BUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SPEED ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BUS LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES TO 20 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CONTACT MUST PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY, SHUT OFF THE BUS, AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT ONLY HAD IT FOR FOUR WEEKS. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. ON MAY 10, 2007, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.