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2000 GMC PICKUP — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

1 injured · 359700 · 2002-06-25

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
PICKUP
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN THE UP POSITION AND HAS TO BE TAPPED TO MOVE IT TO ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES CAUSING A RAPID ACCELERATION. I'VE HEAD PEOPLE DIVING CHEVROLET TRUCKS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND YOU HIT A BUMP OR THE YELLOW INDICATORS MARKING LANES ON THE ROAD THE TRUCK SORT OF HYDROPLANES OVER THEM AND DOESN'T SLOW DOWN UNTIL YOU GET ON THE FLAT PART OF THE ROAD AGAIN.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
763452
Machine
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