| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002088785 | Incident Date: Feb, 12 2002 |
| Consumer's City: HENDERSONVILLE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: FIREBIRD | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G2FV22G3X2 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Cars engine would suddenly go to full throttle on its own. rpms would race for a moment then return to normal. dealer said it was carbon build up. we had hunter chevrolet in hendersonville, nc perform the 30,000 mile service maintenance 10/30/01 which included cleaning out the throttle body. on 11/3/01 while my husband was making a left-hand turn, the throttle again went to full throttle causing him to lose control of car and crashing. did $7,500.00 worth of damage. got the car back in january 2002 and on 2/13/02 the car again went to full throttle on its own causing me to lose control of the car and wrecking it again.*ak |