# 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `542650` · 2005-07-06 · 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:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 117,000
- **Speed:** 68 mph
## Narrative
BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE CRUISE. BRAKES FAILED ALTOGETHER CAUSING BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR, SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN OFF ROAD TOWARD TRAFFIC BRINGING ABOUT LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
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