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Isuzu Axiom Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Jan 13, 2005
Reported on Jan 13, 2005
| I WAS GOING TO WORK AND WAS PULLING INTO A FENCED IN PARKING AREA, GOING APPROX. 10 MPH. I GAVE THE CAR A LITTLE GAS AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A BULLET. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, SO I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A PARKED 1993 CROWN VICTORIA THAT TWO PEOPLE HAD JUST SECONDS BEFORE PARKED AND GOT OUT OF. AFTER I HIT THE PARKED CAR THE ACCELERATOR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE CRASH PUSHED THE PARKED CAR INTO THE FENCE, MOVING THAT CAR TWO TO THREE FEET ON IMPACT. THE TWO PEOPLE THAT WITNESSED THIS RAN TO MY CAR AND OPENED BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS AND MY FEET WERE STILL ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY FLOOR. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF BECAUSE I WAS ON THE BRAKE SO HARD THAT MY BUMPER WENT UNDER THE CROWN VICTORIA. MY BUMPER PUT A SMALL DENT IN THE CROWN'S GAS TANK. I DID NOT GET HURT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE BUMPER. ESTIMATED DAMAGE TO MY CAR IS $4600. TO $5000. IT BUSTED MY RADIATOR AND BUCKLED MY HOOD. I CALLED THE POLICE AND CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REQUESTED THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY DO AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BRING IN AN ENGINEER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE BODY PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE MANUAL LINKAGE ON THE THROTTLE. THE BODY PEOPLE SAID THAT IT LOOKED FINE AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE BIG INVESTIGATION. THE INSURANCE CO. SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY COULD DO. NO QUALIFIED MECHANIC HAS EVER LOOKED AT THE CAR SINCE THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS DONE WITH THEIR INVESTIGATION. *NM | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Axiom |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MOUNTAINBURG AR |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2DF58YX44 |
| Mileage: | 10896 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | SUPERIOR PONTIAC CADILLAC FAYETTEVILLE AR 72702 |
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