# 2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1139692` · 2014-12-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EQUINOX
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 18,567
## Narrative
CHEVY WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS APPROX. 30 FEET BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CHEVY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE BY STEPPING HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL, HE SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, BUT STILL HIT VEHICLE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CHEVY.   *TR
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