Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000059731 | Incident Date: Sep, 30 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CALABASAS | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: DISCOVERY | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SALJN124XTA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 23 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1995 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This happened three times with three different drivers. once it was myself, once my husband, and when our friend went to pick up the car at the body shop after repairs from previous incident, it happened again after he parked the car. left for 5 min, and came back and restarted the car. it "took off" at a rapid speed. when my husband had come to a complete stop at the same parking lot a month before, the gas pedal engaged and took off. that time he hit the support poles for the shopping center. it happened to me, on the first occassion, after i had come to an almost complete stop, less than 3 miles per hour, coming into my garage,. the gas pedal dropped away from my foot and engaged by itself. *ak |