1985 Pontiac 6000 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 200,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1985 Pontiac 6000, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 200,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1985 Pontiac 6000 ste. I experienced the same type of acceleration problem toyota is having. It happened three times. The first time I was merging into traffic from an on-ramp. The throttle stuck full open. I stood on the brake pedal with both feet while grasping the steering wheel. I managed to slow the car before impact by pressing the emergency brake and at the last moment placing the transmission in neutral. The throttle functioned normally after the transmission was placed in neutral. …”
NHTSA complaint #10318787, filed 2010-03, 200,000 milesRelated recalls
- 84V132000Oct 16, 1984The throttle linkage may bind because during normal operation, the throttle body case may interfere with the linkage. This interference could prevent the…Covers: Pontiac 6000 1985, Chevrolet Celebrity 1985, Buick Skylark 1985 +1 more
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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