COMING OFF I-95 ONTO EL CAMINO REAR ABS BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN/STOP, WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT AND HIT STREET LIGHT POLE THEN ADDITIONAL AUTOMOBILE; BEARINGS GREASE LEAKS OUT OF HUBS ONTO RIMS. *AK
1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I WAS DRIVING ON GA400 HWY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY GOT FASTER AND FASTER AS IF I WERE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE FASTER THE SPEED, MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP ME. WHEN I MASHED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD NOT GO DOWN BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS WIDE OPEN AT THIS POINT. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL UNTIL I COULD GET OFF AT AN EXIT. I OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT PULL OVER ON THE HWY BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS PUTTING ALL OF MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM FLIPPING AS I MADE THE SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT. OTHER CARS GOT OUT OF MY WAY AS I SWERVED THROUGH TRAFFIC. I FINALLY PULLED INTO A PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT AND RAMMED INTO A PARKING SPEED HUMP AS I WAS PUSHING IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND STANDING ON THE REGULAR BRAKE. THE SPEED HUMP STOPPED ME. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NEWTON CHEVROLET IN CHATTANOOGA FOR REPAIR. A PIECE OF THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUALLY BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THE MANIFOLD. THE PIECE WORKED ITS WAY DOWN INTO THE HEAD AND MESSED UP THE VALVES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AFTER I GOT THE REPAIR BILL FOR $1900.00. I WAS TOLD THAT GM WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE THROTTLE BOTTLE BREAKING APART, THAT THERE WERE NO BODILY OR PROPERTY DAMAGES. THE WEEK OF THE INCIDENT WAS SPRING BREAK FOR THE ATLANTA SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHTER THAN USUAL. IF NOT FOR THIS, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CAR PILE UP BECAUSE OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA. I GUESS AT LEAST THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED THE CAR. I TOLD THE REP. FROM GM THAT I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH HIS ANSWER AND WANTED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE HIGHER IN AUTHORITY. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS THE END OF THE LINE AND THAT THE DECISION WAS MADE AND WOULD NOT BE REVERSED. I WAS TOLD TO HAVE A NICE DAY... I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH JIMMY THROTTLE PROBLEMS, BUT NONE AS SEVERE AS MINE. *AK
