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1998 CHEVROLET S10 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 402495 · 2003-04-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
43,500
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY. 40 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. APPLYING THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT AS THE POWER OF THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKING. AT THAT POINT SHE TRIED TO SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL, BUT PUT IT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. THIS CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK, THE TRUCK THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND TURNED OVER UPON STRIKING THE CURB. *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10014329
Machine
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