# 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `139891` · 1999-03-01 · 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:** VENTURE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHEN CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING  ABOUT 35 MPH, HE WAS TRYING TO STEP ON  BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT REDUCE SPEED, IT ACCELERATED.   FRONT OF VEHICLE   STRUCK  A TELEPHONE POLE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.  *AK
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