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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 439034 · 2003-11-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
44,412
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE THROTTLE STUCK ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET C1500 SILVERADO AND CAUSED A UNWANTED ACCELERATION EVENT THAT RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A POLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE DEFECT EXISTED WITHIN THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 02-06-04-054A. I TOLD THE DEALER BACK IN 2001OF THE PROBLEM, AND HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE, AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE OKAY, AND TO BURN BETTER GAS ,BUT I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS LATER, AND WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT , ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME AFTER I GOT THERE THAT THEY DIDN`T HAVE TIME TO WORK ON IT THAT DAY,AND TOLD ME TO JUST KEEP DRIVING IT AND BE CAREFULL. IT WAS THAT WEEKEND THAT THE COLLISION OCCURRED. *AKI

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10045447
Machine
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