| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083875 | Incident Date: Nov, 08 2001 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CENTURY | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WY52MXX1 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On nov. 9th 2001, we were on our way to atlanta, the cruise control froze up at 70 miles per hour, i was unable to disengage it or turn it off and the brakes failed to respond , they were locked up also. thinking that the accelerator might be stuck i tapped it lightly and the car sped up to 85 mph. i was in atlanta traffic and finally after about 5 miles i was able to get it to disengage. there was no place to pull off and i decided to turn it off. it instead reengaged and would not disengage for awhile. we finally got onto i-285 looking for a place to get off. as we got up to speed it once again reengaged and it took me nearly 8 miles to get it off again. this happened three more times, each time i was not able to exit. we were fortunate that we were able to get off at the exit to our daughters house and i unplugged it under the hood. i had no further problems. i have never been so scared in a car in my life. 85 mph in atlanta traffic & no brakes. i took the car to the local chevrolet/buick dealer (bennett chevrolet/buick) on monday the 12th. they told me that the cruse control module had gone out. i thought that you might need to know about this potential for a fatal crash. we were lucky, please see that this happens to no one else, they might not be so lucky. *ak |
