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2001 GMC SAFARI — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 injured · 339528 · 2002-03-18

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SAFARI
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ENGINES REVS UP WHEN VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD. ONE TIME, WHEN DRIVING TO MAILBOX TO RETRIEVE MAIL, CAUSED MY ARM TO HIT WINDOW FRAME AND BRUISE. FOUR DAYS AGO I WAS BEHIND A CAR AT STOP LIGHT. JUMPED 3 TO 5 FEET. COULD HAVE EASILY HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND TO PRESS HARD ON BRAKE WHEN STOPPED! THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I BELIEVE I WAS APPLYING ENOUGH PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE SHOULDN'T BEHAVE AS THOUGH I HAVE SUDDENLY GASSED IT. I AM AFRAID OF THIS VEHICLE! DON'T FEEL SAFE. ALSO CHOKES WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO FREEWAY. TRIED TO TRADE IN IN NOV. DEC. BUT WANTED ME TO PAY ADDTIONAL $3,000. PLEASE HELP. THANKSTRIED TO. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
759488
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