2003 SUZUKI XL-7 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 SUZUKI XL-7 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Start: 2005-01-19

fire · 531384 · 2005-04-19

Vehicle

Make: SUZUKI
Model: XL-7
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure: 19,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN, IT WENT FROM 40 MPH TO 5 MPH, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE GOING IN A REVERSE MOTION. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10118958
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown