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2008 GMC ACADIA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

3 injured · 1069830 · 2014-05-28

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ACADIA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
56,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

1. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR AT 60MPH AND CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEED UNTIL DRIVER THREW CAR TO NEUTRAL AS BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE 2. AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONAL 3. TPMS IS INOPERABLE LIGHT ALWAYS ON 4. SEATS ARE COMPOSED OF POLYURETHANE MOLDED FOAM CAUSING AN ARRAY OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR MYSELF AND 2 CHILDREN AS CAR GETS EXTREMELY HOT 5. BRAKES ENGAGE DURING HIGH SPEEDS RANDOMLY CAUSING CAR TO SLIDE 6. HEAVY METALS/AIR PLANE PARTS FOUND IN MANY PLACES OF CAR 7. FUMES INSIDE CONSTANTLY IMPROPERLY ROUTED FUEL/EMISSION SYSTEM? 8. TRANSMITTERS, IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS FM TRANSMITTER IN KEY IS ATTACHED, SHOULD NOT BE A HYBRID OR GRID OPERATED VEHICLE. SPRAY FOAM AND WELDED METAL COMPOSED MUCH OF VEHICLE. MEDICAL WHITE PACKING IN MUCH OF GAPS WITH A CONTAMINATED SMELL 9. LOTS OF MONEY TRYING TO REPAIR DAMAGE, OWNER FILED BANKRUPTCY LOTS OF MEDICAL BILLS. DEALERS AND MANUFACTURER DO NOTHING, I HAVE WROTE LETTERS AND MANY PHONE CALLS. 10. MICROWAVE EFFECT ON ANYONE IN CAR ALONG WITH MAGNETIC PULLS. I MYSELF HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEB 2011. I HAVE LOST SOME NERVE FUNCTION ON LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY LEAVING ME WITH MULTIPLE SCARS FOR LIFE DOWN LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND CENTER FOREHEAD RESEMBLING RADIATION BURNS BUT I NEVER UNDERWENT RADIATION. I LOST MY HAIR IN 2012 ALONG WITH JOINT DAMAGES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, I AM NOT AN EXPERIMENT AND NEVER AGREED TO BE ONE! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10594648
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