Consumer Complaint Detail
BUICK / RENDEZVOUS / 2005
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020056 | Incident Date: May, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ISSAQUAH | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: RENDEZVOUS | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3G5DB03E75S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I write to report an occurrence of uncontrollable acceleration in a buick rendezvous. i rented the current model year rendezvous from avis at lax airport on 5/14/05. that evening as i was accelerating to get on the freeway, the car accelerated uncontrollably. i immediately took my foot off the gas pedal, and put both feet on the brake, yet the car continued to accelerate. i noticed that even with both feet on the brake and pressing as hard as i could, the speed was increasing. fortunately, at the on-ramp where i got on, the traffic was light, and there was approx a half mile where there was no traffic in my lane. i pulled to the right and was getting ready to turn the key off, since i could not otherwise slow the car down. after a total of 8 ? 10 seconds, the throttle went back to its normal condition ? ie the run away acceleration ceased. i spoke to the return agent at avis who assured me the car would be taken out of service. i write this note to make sure that avis knows what the problem was. i certainly could have caused an accident if there had been other cars near mine. buick rendezvous (had about 4500 miles ? so presumably a 2005) ca license # [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] [xxx] *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) |