# 2000 GMC PICKUP — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `359700` · 2002-06-25 · 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:** PICKUP
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## 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
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