Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RIVIERA / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120383 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RIVIERA Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4GD2215W4 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 buick riviera. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate and would not stop when the contact depressed the brake pedal with both feet. he drove on the shoulder and had to place the vehicle in neutral for it to stop. the contact opened the hood noticed that the plastic shield separated that covers the motor. he was able to tape the shield back and drove the vehicle to his residence. the dealer stated that the supercharger waste gate valve separated and needed to be repaired. the manufacturer advised him to get an evaluation from the dealer. the dealer decided to reduce the labor cost to $223.43. the current mileage was 57,728 and failure mileage was 57,617. updated 12/12/07