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2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 590218 · 2006-07-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
78,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING OR REDUCE ITS SPEED. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR I RAN ACROSS TWO LANES OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. APPARENTLY I HAVE A TOTALED VEHICLE/MALIBU 2000. TROOPER DID NOT BELIEVE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10163759
Machine
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