Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Chrysler LHS

Vehicle unexpectedly and suprisingly took off at high speed from a complete stop. (lawyer james scherr on behalf of client lucy garcy).

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The throttle body of my car is defective and Chrysler knows about this defect. They have sent service bulletins out to dealerships, but have failed to notify car owners. In the early stages the car runs very poorly, as the the throttle body begins to deteriorate more rapidly, it changes the speed of the car with no notice and without any effort from the driver. The car can actually lunge forward at a complete stop because of this defective part. I waited several weeks before I was able to obtain a throttle body on my own. The service dept. Of the local dealership was useless in this effort. I believe that this second throttle body is no better than the first one. The car is beginning to act the same way. Chrysler knows they have a problem, they've sent service bulletins to the dealerships about it. This very clearly is a safety issue, but to date I have received nothing in the way of notice from them. When I called the Chrysler headquarters consumer division, my concerns and complaint were essentially dismissed by them.

Speed control/transaxle. 2nd occurrence. 1st with 98 chrylser concorde. 2nd with this past Saturday, 3-22-03. When the speed control module goes out, you are left with only 1st and reverse. According to the service tech at hemet Chrysler, it happens more than it should. If it goes out while at highway speeds, it immediately shifts the car into 1st and you almost come to an abrupt halt. No accident, but it could result in one in heavy traffic and would probably hit in the rear with the sudden deceleration in speed.

Vehicle goes from a normal idle to half throttle. It can go as high as 2400 rpm's. Sitting still vehicle can lurch forward. Consumer has to be prepared with foot on the brake at all times problem has been intermittent for over a year. Dealer can't duplicate the problem. Idling has affected brakes and wore out front tire.

When driver put vehicle into reverse, it surged forward and hit a parked car. Neither air bag deployed, vehicle was totalled.

Vehicle parked in garage. With right foot on brake started engine. Still with right foot on brake released shift from park to reverse. The car accelerated at full speed engine roaring, wheels spinning on garage floor. Went out of driveway across street and ditch into neighbors yard thru another ditch into another street. Went airborne turning over against pole stopping the vehicle. Engine stopped screaming only at time the left wheel bent under the car.

Consumer was backing out of the garage. Vehicle was in park and driver had foot on brake pedal when vehicle suddenly took off, and went inside of consumer's dining room area. Vehicle stopped by the brick wall. Consumer put vehicle in reverse, and it stopped.

Had right foot on brake while pulling my car into gear from park. Suddenly without warning my car accelerated on its own without my having depressed the accelerator. My car took off with a loud screech of tires. My right foot remained on the brakes the entire time as I desperately tried to stop my run away car. No matter how hard I tried to depress the brakes, they did not respond, or even slow my car down. A lady at the doctor's office where we were said that my car sounded like a jet engine taking off. My car jumped a curbing, climbed an embankment planted with shubbery and finally centered a pine tree which stopped the forward progress of my car. My daughter-in-law who was riding in the back seat with her eight month old son hit her head hard on the window. The car dealership and Chrysler motors corporation said they found no problem with my car, and that this car is safe to drive. They refused to pay for damages or try to find a hidden malfunction in my car.

When placing vehicle from park into reverse, vehicle accelerated and went into a semi circle. Consumer has contact dealer and they cannot find cause of acceleration.

Uncommanded acceleration of vehicle to 65 mph. Only by long pumps upon the brake, was speed bled off to allow a safe stop. Upon arriving at a complete stop and shutdown, the dealer was notified by phone. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for evaluation.

While driving on freeway consumer put speed control on 70 mph. The consumer then tried to disengage the speed control but could not do so because speed control resumed on its own. The consumer then, in order to turn off speed control, had to put the car in neutral and hit the emergency brake. Consumer took car to dealership, replaced speed control module.

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The vehicle surged forward when the consumer attempted to brake, and caused her to lose control of the vehicle which resulted in an accident.

The vehicle jumped forward and run out o control upon starting and engaging the drive gear, crashed into store front. . Yh.