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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 461365 · 2004-03-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
20,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, AND DRIVER HAS TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL HARD TO ACCELERATE. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A HIGH SPEED. ON ONE OCCASION, DRIVER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HARD AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A DOG.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10063431
Machine
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