# 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `461365` · 2004-03-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*