10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Jan 021999

Mountaineer

  • miles
While driving on freeway placed automobile in cruise control. After a while automobile began to speed up out of control. Consumer could not disengage automobile. Applied brakes until rear brakes caught on fire. No injuries.

- Miller Place, NY, USA