# 2001 GMC SAFARI — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `339528` · 2002-03-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SAFARI
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## 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
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