WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH OCCUPANTS STARTED SMELLING SMOKE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN SECONDS OF PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE BECAUSE THE FRONT OF THE VAN WAS SEVERELY BURNT. *AK....*AK
2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON 5-10-04 I WAS DRIVING HOME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH,THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SURGED ON IT'S OWN TO 80 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I SHIFTED THE CAR DOWN TO LOW GEAR AND SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO 60MPH, . I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY SHIFTING IT INTO PARK. THE DEALERSHIP (CHARILE HILLIARD STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT SEE WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THAT PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE IN MY BRAKE LINE THAT THEY REPAIRED. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPEATED AGAIN ON 9-23-04. I T WAS TOLD THIS THIS TIME IT WAS A SPRING IN MY ACCELERATOR THAT WAS BROKEN, AND THAT THERE WAS A FLOOR MAT PUSHED UNDER MY GAS. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE. I WAS DRIVING MYCAR ALL DAY, I KONW FOR A FACT THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING UNDER MY FOOT, AND THAT IF IT WAS IT WAS FROM MY HAVING TO SHIFT MY CAR INTO PARK WHILE TRAVELING SO FAST! I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THIS SECOND INCIDENT. I AM A MOTHER OF 3 AND I CAN NO LONGER PUT MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN AT RISK . *AK
