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Pontiac Firebird Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Feb 13, 2002
Reported on Feb 13, 2002
| CARS ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY GO TO FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN. RPMS WOULD RACE FOR A MOMENT THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. DEALER SAID IT WAS CARBON BUILD UP. WE HAD HUNTER CHEVROLET IN HENDERSONVILLE, NC PERFORM THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE MAINTENANCE 10/30/01 WHICH INCLUDED CLEANING OUT THE THROTTLE BODY. ON 11/3/01 WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN, THE THROTTLE AGAIN WENT TO FULL THROTTLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR AND CRASHING. DID $7,500.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. GOT THE CAR BACK IN JANUARY 2002 AND ON 2/13/02 THE CAR AGAIN WENT TO FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WRECKING IT AGAIN.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Firebird |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1999 |
| 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: | HENDERSONVILLE NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2FV22G3X2 |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 50 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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