Complaint 840251
2007 CADILLAC STS • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Feb 2, 2011
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 840251
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- STS
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Feb 2, 2011
- Date Received
- Feb 3, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CADILLAC STS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AS SHE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.