10.0

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

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problem #1

Jun 121998

Achieva

  • miles
Accelerator pedal locked up at 55mph. Then took off at 75mph. Had applied brakes, vehicle did not stop. Smoke from brakes. Geared down from 3rd to 2nd to 1st. Turned off ignition. Checked vehicle & noticed gas line that pulls throttle popped off clip onto motor.

- Ellicott City, MD, USA

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