1999 DODGE INTREPID Vehicle Speed Control Problems

I OWN A 1999 DODGE INTREPID 2.7 LITER ENGINE. IT HAS ABOUT 95,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING MY CAR FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR/THROTTLE STUCK AND PLUNGED MY VEHICLE INTO A JEEP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ALMOST PUSHED THAT VEHICLE ALMOST INTO THE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE TO PREVENT FURTHER INCIDENCE, AND IT CRASHED INTO A TREE (WITH THE THROTTLE STILL STUCK). THE TREE STOPPED MY VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE JEEP BECAUSE IT HAD A SQUARE METAL BUMPER, BUT I WAS NOT SO FORTUNATE. I HAVE FRONTAL DAMAGE AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE REAR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS GOING AT SUCH A FAST RATE OF SPEED THAT THE DRIVEWAY HAD DEEP MARKS IN IT FROM THE ACCELERATION AND ME TRYING TO BRAKE. THE CAR HAD TO TOWED TO A...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN A CRASH THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE BY ITSELF AND WENT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE TRANS AXLE FLOOR SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER $2227.89 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AT ALL. *AK REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V021000. THE CONSUMER PLACE THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THE VEHCILE VEHILCE SHOT INTO REVERSE, ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. *SC

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT MORNING AND THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO BREAK OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT MAJOR DIFFICULTY. MY SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 45 TO 10 IN SECONDS SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED AND CHECKED BY THE MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHANGE PREMATURELY "POPPED" AND ONE FOR THE PULLEY'S BENT ALL OF THE VALVES WHICH BLEW MY MOTOR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE $5000 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I DON'T HAVE $5000 SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MOTHERS HOME WHERE SHE HAS ROOM FOR THE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING EVER SINCE. I HAVE A 5 YEAR LOAN ON THIS VEHICLE THAT MUST BE PAID AND NO VEHICLE. EVEN A USED MOTOR IS GOING TO COST...

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*JB

STARTED VEHICLE IN PARK WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. SOON AS PUT IN REVERSE ENCOUNTERED A "SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" (SUA). THROUGH NORMAL REFLEX ALSO HAD PORTION OF MY LEFT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AS THE MOTOR RACED BEING PUSHED IN A BACKWARDS CIRCULAR MOTION BY AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT MALFUNCTION. A 180 DEGREE CIRCLE WAS MADE UNTIL STOPPED BY THE REAR BUMPER OF AN UNOCCUPIED WINDSTAR VAN. THEN I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGINITION TO STOP THE STILL RACING MOTOR. THAT WINDSTAR DRIVER HAD JUST DESCENDED FROM HER VEHICLE. THE POLICE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE OF A VEHICULAR DEFECT. MY VEHICLE MISSED AN OCCUPIED STATION WAGON BY APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES JUDGING BY SKIDMARKS. THE DRIVER CONFIRMED THAT SOON AS BACK UP LIGHTS CAME ON MY VEHICLE JUST "SHOT OUT" OF THE POST OFFICE PARKING SPACE. MR

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK OVERNIGHT. LEFT WORK THE NEXT MORNING, WHILE ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS JERKING HARD AS IT SHIFTED THROUGH THE GEARS (AUTOMATIC). BEFORE I GOT HOME (3 MILES FROM WORK) THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME I CYCLED THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE (WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE). WHILE DOING THIS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SHIFT VERY HARD INTO DRIVE WHICH MADE THE CAR LURCH FORWARD (PARK AND FOOT BRAKE WERE APPLIED). I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE INPUT SPEED SENSOR, THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, NO COST TO ME. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A SIMILAR FASHION, THE CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK. WHEN I LEFT THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED THAT THE...

WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV, CONSUMER TRIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, BUT SHIFTED TO DRIVE INSTEAD, VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, AND RAN INTO A CEMENT PILLAR.*AK. CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE HIT THE PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE WHILE IN REVERSE AT IMPACT, VEHICLE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR.*SLC

AIRBAG, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT FUNCTIONAL DUE TO CLOCK SPRING

CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENT OVER TOOK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CAR ACCELERATED FROM 25 MILES A HOUR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS HAPPENED IN SPITE OF THE BRAKES BEING COMPRESSED. THIS CAUSE ME AND MY FAMILY TO END UP UNDE THE REAR OF TRUCK. THIS ACTION KAD OCCURRED AGAIN TO ME PERSONALLY AND TO TWO OTHER PERSONS. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED IT , BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENNED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE SHOP. THE FIRST TIOME IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED, THE O2 SENSOR AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WERE REPLACED. THIS ACTION HAS NOT STOPPED THIS VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. AFTER THIS INCIDENT IT ACCELERATED WITH TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE BEHIND THE WHEEL. MY ATTORNEY HAS LOCATED TWO OTHER 99 INTREPIDS THAT HAVE DONE THIS. ONE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND THE OTHER IN...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK REAR BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLCE TO SKID. THE FRONT BRAKES COULD NOT OVER COME THE FULL ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHCILE HAS HEATER AND WINDOW MOTOR PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRONIC FAILURE. *YH

CONSUMER WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE STARTED RACING REAL HARD. CONSUMER THOUGHT BY TURNING HEAT & RADIO OFF IT WOULD HELP ENGINE CALM DOWN. VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A PARK POSTION. CONSUMER PUT FOOT O BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF WITH TWO FEET PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE. CONSUMER WAS ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. OTHER DRIVER SAW CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD, BUT CONSUMER HAD REAREND OTHER VEHICLE DOING OVER $1000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. CHRYSLER WAS SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO COSUMER'S HOUSE TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON 04-02-2001.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL.VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

STARTED VEHICLE & WAS BACKING IT UP WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. ALSO, ACCELERATED FORWARD. JUMPED A CURB. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH FENCE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *MJS

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO JERK AND RACED FORWARD WHILE THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, BUT THE INCIDENCE REPEATED AFTER REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO REV, JERK AND ACCELERATE DOWN A 30- FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH