Consumer Complaint Detail
LAND ROVER / DISCOVERY II / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004265686 | Incident Date: Mar, 15 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SALT LAKE CITY | Consumer's State: UT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Land Rover |
| Model Name: DISCOVERY II | 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#: SALTY1244XA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 05 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On the evening of march 16th, my vehicle experienced an episode of sudden acceleration. the event occurred leaving a ski area (approx 9,000 feet elevation)on a two lane road with an average 6% grade. the vehicle was parked in the late afternoon with temperatures approximately 50 degrees and was parked until 7:30 that evening when the air temperature had dropped to about 34 degrees. i started the vehicle as normal and proceeded to leave the resort parking lot. as i crested the hill to the main road, the engine began accelerating (rpm above 4,000). i lifted my foot to make sure that i was not inadvertently stepping on the accelerator and the vehicle surged forward. i had great difficulty trying to slow the vehicle using the brakes. i was able to slow the car enough to jolt the transmission into park to stop the vehicle. the engine revs climbed above 5,000 as i shut the motor off. i restarted the vehicle in a few moments and it behaved normally in the rather nervous 12 mile trip down the canyon. since the single episode, it has behaved normally. haven't gotten it to the service center as of march 17th. absolutely terrifying with my children in the car. *nm |