# 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1227174` · 2015-10-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN 1500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 129,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY, RAN INTO A DITCH, WENT AIRBORNE AND FLIPPED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS: PIT3598 (SEAT) FOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*