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VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
1,118 NHTSA complaints about vehicle speed control:linkages issues across 39 makes and 268 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:LINKAGES
1,118 filings · 268 models · 39 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS MODERATE 1,118 ODI rows
- MODELS 268 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 39 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 31.6% 353 crash-flagged
- RANK #147 of 696 categories
- SEV INJURY 7 deaths · 167 injuries
Filing-volume peers
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES sits MODERATE on ODI intake volume (#147 of 696 standardized categories) with a INJURY severity stamp (7 reported fatalities across 268 models). Open Ford Taurus (category leader) →
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES model-concentration reading
The standout signal for vehicle speed control:linkages is model concentration: Ford Taurus accounts for 60 filings (5.4% of this category) out of 1,118 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 Taurus against EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS on filing totals before treating vehicle speed control:linkages volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford Taurus | |
| 2 | Ford Explorer | |
| 3 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
| 4 | Toyota Camry | |
| 5 | Jeep Cherokee | |
| 6 | Honda Accord | |
| 7 | Ford F-150 | |
| 8 | Ford Windstar | |
| 9 | Chevrolet Blazer | |
| 10 | Lincoln Town CAR | |
| 11 | Mercury Sable | |
| 12 | Ford Ranger | |
| 13 | Chevrolet S10 | |
| 14 | Honda Civic | |
| 15 | Ford Focus | |
| 16 | Buick Lesabre | |
| 17 | Ford Expedition | |
| 18 | Dodge RAM | |
| 19 | Plymouth Voyager | |
| 20 | Ford Crown Victoria | |
| 21 | Dodge RAM 2500 | |
| 22 | Mercury Grand Marquis | |
| 23 | Ford Contour | |
| 24 | Ford Aerostar | |
| 25 | Chevrolet Silverado | |
| 26 | Chevrolet Cavalier | |
| 27 | Toyota Corolla | |
| 28 | Pontiac Grand AM | |
| 29 | GMC Sierra | |
| 30 | Ford Mustang |
Recent Complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE BRACKET THAT HELD THE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: LINKAGE 2003 FORD TAURUS STATION WAGON; 3.0L DOHC A BLACK PLASTIC CONNECTOR ALONG THE THROTTLE CABLE UNDER THE HOOD BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM A GRAY PLASTIC PIECE. THE BLACK PL
ON MY 2003 FORD TAURUS SEL THE THROTTLE BODY STICKS CAUSING AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF GAS PEDAL PRESSURE TO RELEASE IT AND ONCE IT RELEASES THE HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE APPLIED CAUSES A RAPID, DANGEROUS
1) I NOTICED THAT MY RPMS WERE NOT RETURNING TO NORMAL AND MY VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP COMPLETELY. 2) I OWN A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLS 4X4 WITH THE SOHC 4.0 LITER ENGINE. THE THROTTLE CABLE STUCK IN
ACCELERATED FROM STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATOR STUCK AT HALF WIDE OPEN. HAD TO USE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR WOULD NOT DECELERATE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. NO CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON E
ON 08/27/2007 MY STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON IN THE DASH BOARD OF MY VEICLE, APPROACHED TRAFFIC LIGHT TRIED TO STOP AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELARATED ON ITS OWN. F
I HAVE 2004 CHEVY CAVALIER WITH LESS THAN 24K MILEAGE. ON AUGUST 4, 2007, THE CLUTCH PAD SUDDENLY DID NOT BACK UP ON MY WAY HOME. I CANNOT CHANGE THE SPEED. WHEN AAA GUY CAME TO TOW, HE FOUND OUT THE
2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE ALTIMA JUST CUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE STEERING LOCKED NOT GIVING ME TIME TO PULL OVER OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. TWICE AT HIGH
EL PASADO DOMINGO 10 DE JUNIO DEL 2007, SIENDO LAS 4 P.M. ESTACION Y APAGU UN VEHCULO FORD EXPLORER 2000 ELITE, PLACAS LAH-530, SERIAL DE CARROCERA: [XXX], DE MI PROPIEDAD SIN NINGUNA SEAL QUE INDICA
ODOMETER FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED. IT COST ME APPROXIMATELY $750.00 TO REPAIR THE 2004 TAHOE. I OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I WAS TOLD BY DEA
TREBOL MOTORS DISTRIBUTORS CORP. PO BOX 11204, FDEZ. JUNCOS STA. SAN JUAN, P.R. 00910-2304 PHONE # 787-793-2828 FAX 787-793-2978 YEAR 2000 S80 GENTLEMEN: ACCORDING TO NORTH AMERICA VOLVO I HAV
GAS PEDAL STICKS ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU FIRST STEP ON PEDAL. YOU THEN ACCELERATE IN A JERKY MANNER AS YOU HAVE TO PRESS IT HARD TO GET IT TO UNSTICK!!! ALSO DOS IT ON OUR 2001 GRAND PRIX AND MY FATHER
COME TO STOP SIGN PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. INSTEAD OF STOPPING CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED UNTIL IT WITH THROUGH NEIGHBORS BARN. TOTALLED VEHICLE.
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 11/23/06 AND ON 1/27/07, THE P1009 CHECK ENGINE EMISSION FAILURE CODE CAME UP ON MY NAVIGATION SCREEN JUST AS MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN ITS
THROTTLE STICKS AT THE TOP OF THE PEDAL. THE 'BARREL' GOING FROM THE AIR CLEANER TO THE CARBURETOR HAS A BUTTERFLY IN IT, WHEN THE BUTTERFLY RETURNS, IT GETS STUCK, THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF S
MY '02 TOYOTA TUNDRA WOULD SUDDENLY NOT IDLE ON ITS ON. THEN IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. NOW I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET ANY RESPONSE. IN RESEARCH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER STOP AND PROCEEDING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. COLLISION RESULTED FROM SUDDEN ACCELERATION, LOSS OF CONTROL AND NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKES. *NM
SUSPENSION /CHECK ENGINE LIGHT /LOWER BALL JOINT: DEALER REPLACE @54,353 MILES, LOWER ARM IN 2004 AND 8/2006 REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED I HAVE TAKEN MY 2001 SANTA FE TO DEALER 8 PLUS TIMES FOR CHECK EN
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02015. I DID NOT KNOW OF THIS SITE AND OF SUCH DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS, BUT ALTHOUGH THE MATTER MIGHT BE CLOSED, I MUST STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REOPEN THIS MAT
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