1991 PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM Vehicle Speed Control Problems

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WON'T GO FORWARD AND THE ENGINE RACED. TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT LOCKED UP. CONTACTED DEALER AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. DROVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 6 BLOCKS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE CONTROLLER. THE ORIGINAL CONTROLLER WAS NOT REPROGRAMMABLE. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM OF LOCKING IN 2ND GEAR. *AK

ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CLIPPING SIDE OF HOUSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *YC

WHEN CONSUMER PUTS FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE MOTOR RACES, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. MJS

I NEED TO GET THIS COMPONENT CLEANED EVERY 10K MILES. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I SHOW 7 FAILURES (IT CONTINUES TO FAIL UNTIL THE THROTTLE BODY IS CLEANED). SINCE ALL THE DO AT THE SHOP IS CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY, I FELT WHY BOTHER. THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE. I SHOULD HAVE COMPLAINED SOONER. I HAD JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SERVICE. *AK

WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATES . *AK

WHILE DRIVING CAR ACELERATED, DRIVER CUT ANOTHER CAR OFF, TOOK TO DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY 4 CYLINDERS . *AK

INTERMITTENT SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, SUDDENLY SURGED THEN RACED OVER POWERING BRAKE, RESULT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTS AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. TT

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SURGING. TT

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SURGES, ALSO AT STOP SIGN RACES 2-300 RPM'S ALMOST OVER POWERING BRAKES, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE. TT