1992 CHEVROLET BLAZER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 435349 · 2003-10-15

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: BLAZER
Year: 1992
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure: 159,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A POLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10043999
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown