# 2000 SATURN LS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `670136` · 2008-05-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** LS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Miles at failure:** 77,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SATURN LS1.  WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.  THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.  AS A RESULT, HER FOOT SLIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING.  THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.
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