# 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `498516` · 2004-09-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 56,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH  ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK SUDDENLY. AS A RESULT,  THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE AND ROLLED OVER.  DRIVER SUSTAINED FIVE BROKEN RIBS. *AK
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