# 2002 CADILLAC DEVILLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `522150` · 2005-02-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** DEVILLE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 26,245
## Narrative
WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND  THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE GAINING SPEED. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW OR STOP BUT CAR ACCELRATED EVEN MORE. OVER A THREE BLOCK STRETCH TWO VECHILES WERE HIT BEFORE CAR WENT INTO A  DITCH LAYING ON ITS SIDE. CAR A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*