Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / K2 / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998129484 Incident Date: Feb, 28 1998
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: K2 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCGK29R3WE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 1998 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Special ordered vehicle. when consumer picked up vehicle first day and took foot off gas pedal it was 3-5 seconds before vehicle slowed down, vehicle continued to accelerate until touching the brakes. if in stop and go traffic, in 1-2 gears at 17-18oo rpms vehicle took off. dealership lee johnson kirkland wa. computer checked vehicle, found nothing. scheduled maintenance work at chuck olsen in seatle wa. head mechanic road tested vehicle and kept it for 24 hours. said it was a design fault. *ak *yh