NHTSA Complaint #10226003 — 2000 BUICK LESABRE

I PLACED THE SHIFT LEVER IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD AND HELD IT DOWN. THE CAR ALTERNATELY STOPPED, ACCELERATED, STOPPED, ACCELERATED ETC 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP: TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED - APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. I REPEATED THE ABOVE PROCEDURE IN FORWARD GEAR AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM DID NOT APPEAR STICKY OR OFF-NORMAL. POST INCIDENT, THE THROTTLE APPEARED SLIGHTLY STICKY. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO I REPORTED A STICKY THROTTLE TO MY BUICK DEALER, THEY SERVICED THE THROTTLE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. AS STATED ABOVE, THE THROTTLE DID NOT GIVE INDICATION OF A PROBLEM THIS TIME. *TR