Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / PRIZM / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007107735 Incident Date: Jun, 01 2007
Consumer's City: HAMPTON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: PRIZM Model Year: 1999
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#: 1Y1SK5288XZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The throttle on my car stuck at full or nearly full when i accelerated to pass a vehicle. i firmly depressed and held the brake pedal, then took the following actions: checked that cruise control was not active; checked that nothing was depressing the accelerator; pulled back on the accelerator; while continuing to press the brake pedal moved the shift lever to neutral and turned the ignition switch to acc; pulled off the highway and called for a tow truck. the mechanic at the garage stated that a pin had come off of the throttle assembly, excessive movement caused a daisy chain link to jam in the corner edge of the assembly holding the throttle open. an aftermarket cruise control system installed on the car in 2000 by the dealer was not working for at least two days prior to the incident. the mechanic inserted a cotter pin on the end of the throttle control arm, test drove the car and requested that i drive very little until i could return for a brake check when the garage reopened. *tr