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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 339421 · 2002-03-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE PULLING INTO MAIN HIGHWAY, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT A TREE BEFORE STOPPING, CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO KICK THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE PEDAL UNSTUCK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *AK *JG

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8005858
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown