# 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `855408` · 2011-05-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 4
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 65,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, ALL OF WHICH WERE KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BLACK BOX WAS INVESTIGATED AND THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE ACCELERATED BUT THE DRIVER DID NOT APPLY THE BRAKES DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE BLACK TIRE MARKS AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH, INDICATING THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE SAME ACCELERATION FAILURE FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE DRIVEN AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL WITHOUT THERE BEING A VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*