# 1991 CHEVROLET CAPRICE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `248508` · 2000-10-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAPRICE
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT, CONSUMER  SIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND  VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS.  THEN, HE SHIFTED  GEAR INTO DRIVE AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE.  DRIVER DID NOT PUSH GAS PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD.   BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP VEHICLE.   VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR AND THEN A TRAILER.   DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.   INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK
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