While accelerating to pass a vehicle at 60 MPH accelerator pedal went to the floorboard. Vehicle kept accelerating without application. When braking was not effected, driver down shifted to the lowest gear, shifted vehcle in park and turned the engine off. Throttle cable was frayed. This was discovered by owner before the vehicle was idle to the dealership.
1996 Chrysler Sebring acceleration complaints
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While driving the vehicle down hill throttle cable broke, causing the accelerator pedal to not return to idle and the brakes did not work. The driver had to downshift into low gear and use the emergency brake to stop. Dealer has vehicle.
While driving throttle cable fell apart, causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate. Brakes would not work, which almost resulted in a crash. Dealer replaced the throttle cable. Please provide further details.
The vehicle had remained stuck on cruise control. It kept on accelerating. Had applied brakes; vehicle did not slow down. Relaxed on brakes & vehicle accelerated again. Had worn brakes out. At side of road & turned vehicle off & disengaged cruise control. Restarted vehicle & had no brakes. Used emergency brakes. Had vehicle towed to dealer.
Consumer was driving approximately 45mph when vehicle began to accelerate.
While driving on highway took foot off accelerator and vehicle started to accelerate on its own, resulting in an accident. Driver's/passenger's air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained injuries.
In drive-through; vehicle idling & in park; shifted into gear & heard engine rev up; vehicle suddenly accelerated & hit parked semi truck. Neither air bags deployed. Engine pushed to firewall & driver's/passenger's doors damaged severely. Vehicle totaled.
Consumer says when electrical short happens all gauges return to (0), and the power windows quit working. The cruise control and rear defrosters also quit working.
Cruise control once disengaged and resumed, vehicle will accelerate highly, kicking into second gear. Two area dealerships can't duplicate problem.
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