Component

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

832 NHTSA complaints about vehicle speed control:cables issues across 38 makes and 225 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

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ODI category VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

832 filings · 225 models · 38 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS MODERATE 832 ODI rows
  • MODELS 225 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 38 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 10.6% 88 crash-flagged
  • RANK #171 of 696 categories
  • SEV INJURY 5 deaths · 51 injuries
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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES vs nearest complaint-total peers

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES sits MODERATE on ODI intake volume (#171 of 696 standardized categories) with a INJURY severity stamp (5 reported fatalities across 225 models). Open Ford Escape (category leader) →

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES model-concentration reading

The standout signal for vehicle speed control:cables is model concentration: Ford Escape accounts for 47 filings (5.6% of this category) out of 832 total.

Moderate-volume categories still show a fingerprint in the model table below, cross-check each nameplate's recall and investigation history before inferring a defect pattern.

Next step: compare Ford Escape against STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS on filing totals before treating vehicle speed control:cables volume as a purchase signal.

832
Complaints
225
Models Affected
88
Crashes
10
Fires
5
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Ford Escape
47
2 Ford Taurus
37
3 Ford Explorer
32
4 Suzuki Grand Vitara
28
5 Mazda Tribute
27
6 Ford Focus
26
7 Pontiac Grand Prix
21
8 Dodge RAM
21
9 Oldsmobile Cutlass
19
10 Dodge RAM 2500
17
11 Mercury Sable
16
12 Honda Civic
16
13 Freightliner FL-70
16
14 Ford Contour
15
15 Ford Ranger
13
16 Ford F-150
12
17 Nissan Altima
11
18 KIA Sedona
11
19 Chrysler Sebring
10
20 Ford Windstar
9
21 Jeep Cherokee
8
22 Ford Crown Victoria
8
23 Chevrolet Astro
8
24 Plymouth Voyager
7
25 Mercury Cougar
7
26 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
7
27 Chevrolet S10
7
28 Chevrolet Cavalier
7
29 Mercury Mystique
6
30 Mercury Grand Marquis
6

Recent Complaints

2018 Hyundai Tucson

The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Tuscan. The contact stated that while her daughter was operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 3

2019 Jaguar F-Pace Crash

The contact owns a 2019 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated that while driving forward into a parking space and depressing the brake pedal to stop, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended accelerati

2001 Ford F-150

The contact's associate owns a 2001 Ford F-150. The contact stated while his associate was driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle experienced a braking failure. The ABS warning light was illuminate

2018 Mazda CX-5

The contact owns a 2018 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds with the cruise control and the auto distance features activated, the vehicle would not accelerate while dep

2008 Mazda Tribute

CABLE TO GAS PEDAL BROKEN -- CANNOT BE DRIVEN.

2002 Ford Escape

THE ACCELERATOR CABLE APPEARS TO HAVE GONE OUT. THE GAS PEDAL GOES DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE IS AT 6RPM'S. CALLED FORD AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD NEARLY 500K CARS RECALLED DURING THE EXACT

2003 Suzuki XL7

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUZUKI XL-7. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCEL

2003 Mazda Tribute

ON JUNE 25, 2013 @ 11:00AM I CALLED MAZDA CORPORATION (REFERENCE CALL NUMBER:[XXX]) ABOUT RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY MAZDA TRIBUTE 2003 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALLS WERE NOT ASSIGNED TO THE VIN NUMBE

2002 Mazda Tribute Crash

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCIDENT SHE HAD IN 2004 DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW NOT KNOWING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND CONSE

2001 Mazda Tribute Crash Fire

EMAIL REFERRAL FROM CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER RE: NHTSA RECALL 12V357 / PE12-09. REFERRAL ASSOCIATED AN APRIL 2011 INCIDENT WITH THE RECALL AND INCLUDED A POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT AND

2001 Ford Escape

2001 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. RECALL # 12V353000. *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO

2005 Ford Taurus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT INSPE

2001 Mazda Tribute Crash Fire

2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A CRASH AND VEHICLE FIRE *TGW RECALL # 12V357000 WAS REFERENCED.

2001 Mercury Sable

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY UP TO 50 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PED

2003 Mazda Tribute

THE FIRST 2 TO 4 TIMES THE ACCELERATOR IS USED (NOT PUSHED HARD), THE CABLE STICKS. WE HAVE TO PUSH HARDER ON THE PEDAL, THEN IT SUDDENLY RELEASES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JUMP IN THE DIRECTION C

2001 Mazda Tribute

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCE

2004 Ford Taurus

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE R

2003 Ford Taurus

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE, SO I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IN NEUTRAL THE C

2005 Ford Mustang

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF GASOLINE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND T

2005 Ford Taurus

ABSOLUTELY FRIGHTENING! THIS AFTERNOON A PASSENGER AND I PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE WHEN MY CAR (2005 TAURUS) INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND BEGAN RUNNING/SPINNING AT A HIGH RPM. THE EXPER

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