Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Suzuki Vitara

The contact owns a 1999 Suzuki Vitara. While driving at an unknown speed the vehicle accelerated on its own. When the contact applied the brakes they failed to engage. The vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into a truck and caused serious damages to the vehicle. The contact sustained a torn ligament to her arm, skin tissue injuries, and a concussion. The contact stated that she received a recall notice for the accelerator pedal after the crash occurred. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The dealer was not notified. A police report was filed. The failure and current mileages were unknown. Updated 11/08/10 * bf updated 11/10/10.

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The contact owns a 2001 Suzuki Vitara. While in reverse, the vehicle accelerated from zero to approximately 20 mph, which caused the vehicle to crash into the carport. There was snow on the roads at the time of failure. The dealer did not inspect the vehicle. Approximately two months later, the failure recurred and the vehicle crashed into the carport and the shed. The road conditions were rainy. The insurance company inspected the vehicle, but was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The dealer inspected the vehicle, but did not provide the contact with any information. A police report was filed. The current mileage was 68,000 and failure mileage was 67,000. The consumer provided multiple repair orders, insurance claims, and legal documentation pertaining to this incident, insurance claims, and rental documents. Updated 08/27/07.

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When applying the brakes accelerator pedal did not come up, causing the vehicle to continue to accelerate, had to manually pull the pedal up to gain control. Please give any further details.