Vehicle suddenly accelerated after shifting into drive with foot on brakes. Vehicle hit a tree. Also, steering locked up. Manufacturer sending inspector to check vehicle.
1998 Dodge Intrepid acceleration complaints
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Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while parked and putting vehicle into gear, resulting in collision with several parked vehicles. (n.c. Collision report)
Vehicle was in park, engine running. Consumer put foot on brake, changed gears from park to drive and vehicle lunged forward with great force, hitting curb and corner of truck that was in front while the consumer continued braking. Dealer could not duplicate the problem, found vehicle to be operating properly. 2 other incidents have since occurred. *ak
The vehicle experienced uncontrolled acceleration while entering a highway. The throttle was stuck wide open forcing me to control the vehicle with the brakes. After the vehicle was stopped at the side of the road, an attempt to restart resulted in the engine immediately running at full throttle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and after a week of investigation they were unable to reproduce the problem and no corrective action was taken (dealer invoice #23117).
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