| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001873 | Incident Date: Nov, 16 2004 |
| Consumer's City: PALM COAST | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CORVETTE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1YY22G3X5 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Nov, 16 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was the owner of a 1999 c-5 corvette sport coup with 12,924 miles and in mint condition. on nov.17,04 at 7:50pm, i was pulling away from a stop sign. as i made a right hand turn around a corner i accelerated the car in a normal manner. all of a sudden the engine went to the full throttle position and the rear of the car jumped to the left. i tried to correct and then the car jumped to the right and i hit a palm tree. during this rapid acceleration event i lifted my foot from the accelerator with no effect to the engine rpm. the distance from the stop sign where i made the right hand turn to the palm tree was about 150-200 feet. the car was totaled by my insurance company. a passenger and myself are ok but we have some seat belt bruising. i feel that the seat belt and air bags saved our lives. i would like the nstb to look into these types of crashes and advise me of the results. i am sure there are other similar incidents that are not reported. *jb |
