NHTSA Complaint #10356005 — 2000 BUICK LESABRE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION UP TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH EXTENSIVE FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE SPEED RATE REDUCED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR STORAGE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.