NHTSA Complaint #766002 — 1999 BMW 528I VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	766002
Vehicle	1999 BMW 528I
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 12, 2002
Date Filed	August 23, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME WAS WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAD UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION (RUN-AWAY VEHICLE). THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN CAR AS I MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS TIME, FEW DAYS AGO, EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED, BUT I REACTED MORE QUICKLY AND IT WAS ON A STRAIGHT AWAY, SO THE SITUATION WAS NOT AS DESPERATE. THE DEALER SAID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DISLODGED, WHICH WAS PRECISELY WHAT OCCURED THE FIRST TIME. THEY REPAIRED IT, AS FAR AS I KNOW, BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMING LOOSE CAUSING ACCELERATOR TO GET STUCK IS A TERRIBLE, AND POSSIBLE LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. I HOPE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CEO OF BMW AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *SW*AK

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