10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Oct 272001

SL

  • miles
My mother and I were driving South on I-95, mile marker 277 (North of daytona) with the cruise control set for 72 miles per hour. I was in the right lane, and as I approached a car going slower, I applied the brakes to release the cruise control. It would not turn off, so I moved to the left lane and tried repeatedly to release it. I was about the hit the rear of the car infront of me, and it seemed like I was accelerating rather than decelerating. I could not slow down so went into the median strip, and still was unable to slow down.it seemed I was unable to even depress the brake pedal. It seemed frozen. It was rough going, and I was afraid of going into the northbound lanes, so I steered the car to the right, and seemed to slide across the nearest lane into the side of a U-haul truck. The impact spun us around and we came to rest in the median strip.

- St. Augustine, FL, USA

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problem #2

Apr 212001

(reported on)

SL

  • miles
Consumer states cruise control failed.

- West Allis, WI, USA

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problem #1

Dec 301997

SL

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Throttle: Sitting at a stop sign and pulled off and felt like it wasn't getting any gas. Put foot on gas pedal, and suddenly it stuck open and stayed. Had to put in neutral and turn car off and restart.

- Morrison, IL, USA

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