# 1996 CHEVROLET BERETTA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `547820` · 2005-08-04 · 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:** BERETTA
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ACCELERATOR STUCK, THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.  IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES PREVIOUSLY.  BUT THIS TIME, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD AND CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BUCKNUM, DAMAGE DONE TO ENTIRE CAR.  *NM
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