# 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `605287` · 2006-12-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.  I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND,  I COULD NOT STOP.  I CRASHED INTO A CYCLONE FENCE, 2 CENTRAL A/C UNITS, WENT DOWN A HILL AND  NEARLY CRASHED INTO 2 POLES .   I FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR BY HOLDING THE BRAKES AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF.    *NM
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