NHTSA Complaint #10519711 — 2012 BUICK LACROSSE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10519711
Vehicle	2012 BUICK LACROSSE
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	June 12, 2013
Date Filed	June 13, 2013
Mileage	3,650 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND PLACING GEAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN SO FAST THAT IT LEFT TIRE MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT FROM WHERE THE ACCELERATION STARTED. THE CAR PASSED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT LANE, OVER TWO CURBS, SLIGHTLY SCRAPING A SMALL POST IN THE PARKING LOT CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER TRYING TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR RUNNING OVER TWO CURBS AND STEERED INTO BALES OF HAY WHICH HELPED BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE BUICK DEALER AND BUICK DIV. WAS INFORMED AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE CASE BY BUICK: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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