# 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `487278` · 2004-07-29 · 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:** ASTRO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 84,000
## Narrative
CONSUMER STRUCK A TREE IN THE YARD WHILE PLACING  FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.  INSTEAD, CONSUMER'S FOOT STRUCK THE GAS PEDAL.  THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE  PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.  THEY NEED TO BE PLACED FURTHER APART.*AK
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