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1999 GMC SAFARI — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash5 injured · 277383 · 2001-03-01

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SAFARI
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT, INJURING 3 PEOPLE. WIFE WAS STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE EXAMINED DURING COMING WEEKS. *AK ANOTHER ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 26-AUG-2001, 2 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS FOUND ON WHEN IT HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED, DEALER DISCONNECTED IT AND CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
881867
Machine
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