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2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 552367 · 2005-08-31

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK ON START UP, CAUSED ROLLOVER. ONE PERSON INJURED. TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. HAD IT IN TWICE FOR THE BRAKES, DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THERE SUPPOSE TO BE. I KEPT ON COMPLAINING THAT THESE BRAKES WERE NOT RIGHT. EXAMPLE: WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING, AND I WOULD YELL STOP, STOP. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING AN INCH WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. THIS WAS A BRAN NEW VEHICLE. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10134997
Machine
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