Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / CENTURY / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001017768 Incident Date: Jul, 08 2001
Consumer's City: SOUTH BEND Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CENTURY Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WS52MXX1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 30 2001 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The cruise control was set at 55 mph, suddenly the vehicles speed steadily increased until it approached 70 mph in the midst of heavy traffic, the consumer depressed the brake to cancel the cruise control but it would not disengage, the dealer found that the cruise control cable was pinch by the strut tower bolt causing the sudden acceleration, the dealer replaced and re-routed the cable. nlm