NHTSA Complaint #10318064 — 2001 SATURN LS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10318064
Vehicle	2001 SATURN LS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	February 20, 2007
Date Filed	March 9, 2010
Mileage	80,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SATURN L200. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP AT AN APPROACHING STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. SHE THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WITHIN MOMENTS OF RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO EXHIBIT THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER DEALER WHERE IT WAS EVALUATED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 109,000.

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