Complaint 531657
2004 KENWORTH T800 • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Apr 20, 2005
- Complaint ID
- 531657
- Make
- KENWORTH
- Model
- T800
- Model Year
- 2004
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Apr 20, 2005
- Date Received
- Apr 21, 2005
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
SUDDEN FULL UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION BROUGHT ON BY A REAR END COLLISION WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. DUMP TRUCK WITH ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION TOWER BUTTONS WERE UNRESPONSIVE AND TRUCK WAS ESTIMATED BY WITNESS TO JUMP TO ALMOST IMMEDIATE 60 PLUS. DID NOT STOP UNTIL KEY WAS REMOVED. VIRGINIA DOT INSPECTION APPROX. 2 HOURS LATER FOUND NO PROBLEM AND TRUCK RESPONDED NORMALLY(EXCEPT FOR ACCIDENT DAMAGE) AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THERE WAS A SUDDEN SURGE IN THE ENGINE FOR APPROX. 2-3 SECONDS AFTER I WAS REAR ENDED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *NM
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