# 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1212008` · 2015-08-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING AT APPROX 35-40 MPH APPROACHING A HAIRPIN TURN TRIED TO BREAK AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN SLID THROUGH THE CORNER INTO A ROCK, PUT THE VEHICLE IS REVERSE AND PRESSED ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE RPM INCREASED ON OWN TRIED TO BREAK THE RPM DID NOT DIMINISH(FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR) BEFORE I HAD TIME TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF  I  HIT A TREE BEHIND ME. IT APPEARS SOMETHING STUCK IN ACCELERATOR (MECHANICAL) OR THE COMPUTER SYSTEM( ELECTRONICS)  FAILED.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TESTED.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*