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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 11:58 PM
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Default Re: sudden acceleration (CORONADAN)

hmm,sounds like a rare phenominon that does in fact happen but basically your gonna have a hard time proving it to recoup any damages.
luckily you werent hurt.
guess you just gotta document all your costs and watch for a class action.
be nice to add your events to the propery partys list if possible.
if im reading that info correctly,having the cc in the off position at the column isnt gonna prevent it.
i may just unhook my cruise control from the throttle,but then,i use it alot
:(
this is the first vehicle ive had that i cant seem to get better mileage than the cruise control does.weird.
be ready for neutral. im gonna be sure and alert anyone (wife) who might drive the car from now on too.
the instances do seem extremely rare tho,when you concider how may 87-up gm cars,and chrysler cars are out there.
thanks for the headsup on this :cheers:
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 12:59 AM
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Default Re: sudden acceleration (mitymek)

My dad had an 80's Ford Zyphier and it did this exact same thing once. It finally became a recall. :yesnod:
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