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2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 656656 · 2008-02-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 30MPH CHANGED LANES AND SPED UP TO ABOUT 45MPM WHEN A CAR SWITCHED LANES AT THE SAME TIME IN FRONT OF ME JUS AS TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP. WENT TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE BUT MY CAR WASN'T REALLY SLOWING DOWN LIKE I WAS STILL PRESSING ON THE GAS. ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR THAT CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS JUS AN AVERAGE ACCIDENT WHERE I WASN'T GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO COME TO A FULL START SO ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS ARE STILL ON THE CAR. THERE WAS NO INJURY JUS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND AIRBAGS . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10217370
Machine
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