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2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1148494 · 2015-01-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,412
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS GOING NORTH WHEN A VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I BRAKED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, THE 2014 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT I WAS DRIVING ONLY SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. UNFORTUNATELY, I REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THANKFULLY I HAD NOT GOTTEN UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT (30MPH) AND WAS ONLY GOING 20MPH. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT BRAKE QUICKLY. NO SCREECHING TIRES, NO BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD. THE STOP WAS SO SLOW THAT I HAD TIME TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONLY DAMAGE PART OF MY FRONT END. THE GRILL, BUMPER, AND HOOD WERE SMASHED IN. NO AIRBAGS CAME OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND MY ONSTAR SERVICE SENSOR DID NOT GO OFF. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE MY 2014 CHEVY SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. I HAD THE BRAKE STILL DEPRESSED & PUT THE TRUCK INTO PARK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10673007
Machine
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