NHTSA Complaint #10398747 — 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK

IT STARTED RUNNING ON ITS OWN AND THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 3000 IN PARK GEAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO COLONIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND DECIDED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY IAC - IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY 4/28/11, I PICKED UP MY CAR AND DROVE IT HOME. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH EVERYTHING WAS FIXED AND WORKING FINE. UNTIL, I DROVE MY CAR ON 4/30/11. THAT IS WHEN MY CAR'S RPM WENT UP TO 3500 IN PARK GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM SOUTH BOSTON, MA ALL THE WAY TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN, MA WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING I NEED TO REPLACE THE TPS - THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I AM NOT SURE THIS IS GOING TO FIX MY PROBLEM BUT I KNOW THAT I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA. MOST LIKELY YOU WILL BE RECEIVED ANOTHER EMAIL FROM ME SHORTLY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS AND RESOLVED. I DO NOT WANT TO BE IN MY CAR AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT IT TO SEEM LIKE THIS PROBLEM WAS NEVER REPORTED TO PONTIAC OR NHTSA. THIS CAN SAVE A LOT OF PEOPLES LIVES. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND GET BACK TO ME. PREVIOUS EMAIL SENT TO [email protected] ON 4/24/11- DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I AM PRESENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR DAYS, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT STARTED COASTING/DRIVING ON ITS OWN WITH ME NOT HAVING TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. LIKE ON 4/24/11, I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH ON THE ROAD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE BY ITS SELF AT THAT SPEED AND I WAS NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. MATTER OF FACT I NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR AND IT IN PARK THE RPM NEEDLE WENT BETWEEN 2000 -3000 RPMS. SURGE OR REVING MY ENGINE VERY LOUD. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGERS AND WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TELL ME WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE COLONIAL GMC CAR DEALERSHIP IN WATERTOWN, MA ON 4/18/11 AND 4/23/11 BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SHOWING UP.