# 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `772970` · 2010-03-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVEO
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 4,029
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE PULLING INTO A  PARKING SPACE SHE NOTICED THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE  RPMS. THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY AND IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE  ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AT A RAPID RATE OF SPEED, CRASHING FRONT END INTO A VEHICLE TO HER RIGHT. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK AT THE  IMPACT AND SWERVED TO THE LEFT, CRASHING INTO A JEEP. THE VEHICLE  DID NOT STOP DESPITE THE CONTACTS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DEPRESS  THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT  WAS THRUST BACK INTO HER SEAT. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE  BRAKES UNTIL FINALLY THE VEHICLE SLOWLY COASTED TO A STOP. THERE  WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED  BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY  4,029.       UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN  UPDATED 09/16/10
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