2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 Vehicle speed control Problems

“Well,when driving my 2002 chevy avalanche truck the reduce engine light cuts on. In addition, my truck starts to slow down and reduce speed. Sometimes on the interstate while I'm driving also. I've been to two GM dealership and paid money to have it service. As a result, they were charging me a lot of money, but never fixing the problem. It's very dangerous when driving sometime, so I been pulling over and resetting the computer to drive. I've read that there's recalls on some GM truck like mines. Also, I brought it to the GM service department too.”

“The vehicles governor shut the vehicle off at 97mph while going around a corner which made the steering wheel lock up and made the brakes not work. Two people where life flighted to hospitals with various injuries... No air bags deployed at all... The first impact in the accident was to the side of the vehicle. Injuries sustained included multiple fractures of the spine of the driver from being ejected almost 40 feet passed where the truck had come to a rest. The debris path was over 150 ft. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet AVALANCHE 1500. While the contact's spouse was driving 5 MPH in a parking lot, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into a store. There were no warning lights illuminated during or after the crash. The vehicle was repaired and the store sustained $1,900 worth of damage. The sudden acceleration recurred, however, the driver was able to gain control. The dealer stated that for $100 they would clean the throttle body, but would not guarantee that it caused or would correct the failure. A police report was filed and photos are available. …”