Consumer Complaint Detail

KENWORTH / T800 / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016627 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2005
Consumer's City: STAFFORD Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: PACCAR Incorporated
Model Name: T800 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 20 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Sudden full uncontrolled acceleration brought on by a rear end collision while my vehicle was stopped in traffic. dump truck with allison automatic transmission. transmission tower buttons were unresponsive and truck was estimated by witness to jump to almost immediate 60 plus. did not stop until key was removed. virginia dot inspection approx. 2 hours later found no problem and truck responded normally(except for accident damage) after it was restarted. there was a sudden surge in the engine for approx. 2-3 seconds after i was rear ended and there were no prior problems. *nm