NHTSA Complaint #11072901 — 2017 CADILLAC XT5

MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE AUTO STOP FEATURE TO SAVE FUEL. I WORKS FINE BUT IS VERY UNSAFE ON HILLS HERE IN SEATTLE. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A HILL AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. I HAD A FREE RIGHT SO I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS A DELAY BUT BEFORE I COULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD IN THE INTERSECTION ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS J WALKING. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY WHEN I WAS AT A 4 WAY STOP ON A HILL. THERE WAS A CAR ON MY LEFT THAT WAS WAITING FOR ME TO GO SINCE IT WAS MY TURN AND I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL AND THERE WAS A DELAY SO I PUSHED HARDER. THE OTHER CAR THOUGHT I WAS WAITING FOR THEM SO THEY WENT AND THEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND CAME WITHIN A FOOT OF HITTING THEM. THEY WERE NOT TOO HAPPY AND GAVE ME A WELL DESERVED FINGER GESTURE. I BELIEVE MY CAR MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT TURN OFF THE FEATURE. I CALLED THE CADILLAC COMPANY AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE FEATURE TURNED OFF. I KNOW ITS FOR GAS MILEAGE BUT I CAN AFFORD THE GAS.