2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2005-01-01

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Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: IMPALA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 52,000
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

CRUISE CONTROL NOT RESPONDING. SUDDEN LUNGE/ACCELERATION CAUSED CAR TO SPEED OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER INJURED, CAR TOTALED. SUSPECT CRUISE CONTROL LATER KICKED IN, SOME 40 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10105879
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown