Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039535 Incident Date: Sep, 19 2005
Consumer's City: WILLOW GROVE Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCT19W418 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 11 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 2001 chevrolet s10. the consumer stated the throttle posted open while driving and the vehicle accelerated. this happened twice within a five minute period. the first time he thought the cruise control was stuck and pressed the accelerator. then turned the vehicle off. the second time he did the same thing. the consumer stated there was a loose restrictive plate in the carburetor, he took the plate off. since the plate was removed, and the problem has not occurred again. he had not taken the vehicle to the dealership, because he did not agree with dealer's pricing. he called gm to see if they would pay for the repairs.*ak