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2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 405765 · 2002-06-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
10,100

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE(CONFIRMED BY THE DRIVER IN MY REAR THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON). MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. THEN I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE WITH MY FOOT STILL RESTING ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRUCK LUNGED INTO REVERSE ON IT'S OWN AND HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AS WELL. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**762650

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10009359
Machine
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