Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / W4 / 1997

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997076301 Incident Date: Jan, 29 1997
Consumer's City: CRESCENT CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: W4 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEC14W2VZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 02 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ever sence the city of crescent city purchesed this vehicle is has not run properly. i have had it back to the dealer, another dealer and contacted gm safety division to no avail. the following is the problem. when driving down the road at say 35 mph i can let off the gas and the vehicle will not slow down and you can continued to drive down the road for 20 miles with your foot off the gas and maintain 35 mph. when you let off the gas the vehicle is suppost to slow down and stop. this is a safety defect. you can be driving at 30 mph and let off the gas to slow down, put in the clutch and the enging rpm's will increase to 2000 rpm's and stay there until you c ome to a stop. this is a safety defect. when driving down the road at 30mph the enging will suddenly increase rpm's and start to pick up speed. this is a safety defect. when starting the engine after it is at operating temp. it will idle between 1500 and 2000 rpm's and you can put it in gear and drive up and down hills and on flat roads at 30 mph without touching the gas. this is a safety defect. i have been told by the dealer the this is the way the truck was engineered and gm would not do anything to fix the problem. if i get into a wreck and someone is injured because of the safety defect that i have tried to get fixed my lawyer will have a easy case. please try to help me and the city of crescent city with this potetientially dangerous situation. the bottom line is when you let off the gas the vehicle is suppost to slow down and come to a stop on flat land. thanks for your help. lawrence longhi