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1995 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 53043 · 1996-08-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORVETTE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 15MPH, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT STOP SIGN BRAKES WERE VERY HARD, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IMPACT 11:00 POSITION. *AK CONSUMER STATES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO PROVIDE POWER SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME THE BRAKES AND PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT SLOW THE CAR, POSSIBLE THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL FAILURE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
800968
Machine
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