1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Vehicle Speed Control Problems

STARTED ENGINE NORMALLY, BEGAN FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL BECAME EXCEEDINGLY HARD, PUSHED TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL, AND ENGINE REVOLUTIONS IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 4600 RPM. COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF ENGINE SPEED AND/OR BRAKE FUNCTION. THIS FAILURE MODE LEADS TO VERY DANGEROUS OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHEN THIS 'FAIL DANGEROUS' MODE IS PERMITTED. *NM

Mileage: 101,500

VEHICLE ACELLERATED AND DECELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY DURING ACCELERATION PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. PULLED OFF ROAD, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICED A CABLE THAT WAS BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. *AK

THIS IS A TEST. *AK

WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT ABOUT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULED OFF ROAD, AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY AT 20 MPH ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED, AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND CHECKED UDER HOOD AND NOTICED A BROKEN CABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRS AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALER. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RURAL ROAD, DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ACCELERATION. YH

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/STALL. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE UPON DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. *SD

WHEN STEPPING ON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WILL HESITATE W/RPM REGISTERING ACCELERATION BUT POOR RESPONSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT