# 1998 GMC SIERRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `331235` · 2002-01-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
WHILE IN REVERSE AND GOING DOWN A SLOPED DRIVEWAY IN WINTER CONDITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED.  IT CRASHED INTO A TREE ON OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. *AK  THE TRUCK WAS EXAMINED BY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TECHNICIAN CLEANED LINKAGE AND MADE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EASIER TO OPERATE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A CARBON BUILD UP ON SOME RELATED PART WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD, MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A MALFUNCTION. *YH
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