# 2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `632997` · 2007-08-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 17 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET CAVALIER.  WHILE DRIVING 17 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED.  SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP.  THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A DITCH TO AVOID BEING HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS TRAVELING 95 MPH.  THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT END.  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  FIVE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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