NHTSA complaint: 2008 DODGE NITRO — ENGINE
PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CAR STARTED SPEEDING. MANAGED TO MISS HOUSE AND ENTERER GARAGE WITH ENGINE GOING AT TOP SPEED. AT BEGINNING OF DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR STARTED SPEEDING, I HIT THE BREAKS BUT IT SEEMED TO HAVE NO EFFECT. WHEN I REALIZED CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL I PUSHED THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET WITH VERY LITTLE EFFECT. TWO OF THE FOUR BRAKES FINALLY TOOK HOLD THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY IN THE GARAGE AND I SKIDDED TO A HALT HITTING SEVERAL CABINETS AND SHELVES. THE ONLY CLUE I HAVE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED IS THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT SOMETIMES WORKED AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT TURN ON AND SOMETIMES I COULD NOT SHUT IS OFF...... *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation