# 2002 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `676423` · 2008-07-02 · 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:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
2002 CORVETTE Z06.  VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE VEHICLE WENT TO FULL THROTTLE BY ITSELF. I MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT ONLY AFTER STRIKING A METAL POST. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION.  *TR
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