2003 Dodge Neon Vehicle speed control Problems

“1. Started to accelerate off of a green light heard a loud pop. The car started to accelerate, when in gear, without me having to apply any pressure to the accelerator. As I continued on my way home I heard a loud hissing like a metal on metal sound. Possibly the throttle control sensor 2. This is the first time that this has happened on any of my vehicles. 3. The incident just happened today taking it back to the dealership to get it fixed.”

“While I was accelerating to get on the highway, my car suddenly lurched violently forward causing me and my passengers to sustain neck trauma, not significant enough though to require medical assistance. This has happened about 150 times since I have owned the car, which has been almost 3 years. This last time was concerning enough for me to file this report. Most times it is really not that significant of a jerk or lurch, but definitely noticeable and annoying/concerning. …”

“While driving my 2003 Dodge NEON sxt the throttle cable snapped and I lost the ability to accelerate or control the car speed. This happened in the fast lane of a 6 lane roadway. I was able to coast the vehicle off the roadway and had it towed to the dealer. While with this incident I was fortunate to avoid a collision if the potential for a serious accident was obvious. Several approaching cars narrowly avoided colliding with my vehicle because of the sudden loss of the ability to maintain speed.”

“About 6 months ago while driving to work, it started raining and I turned my headlights on. The headlights would not come on but the driving lights did, I flip the headlight switch up to high beams and the brights worked. I noticed in the process that smoke started coming from steering column and it smelled like wires burning. While driving on the interstate, after it had rained. I set my cruise control, the first time, used it since the smoke. I set the cruise at 75 MPH. The car started accelerating to 80 the computer caught the increase and downshifted on it's own. …”

“While driving 30 MPH, the consumer applied the accelerator pedal and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The consumer applied the brake pedal and the vehicle continued to accelerate uncontrollably. The mechanic informed the driver that the accelerator cable needed to be replaced. Please provide further details.”