NHTSA Complaint #10563419 — 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR AND TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD NOT DECREASE AND THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS. THE FAILURE CAUSED ABNORMAL FORWARD MOVEMENT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR AND SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 200 RIPENS BEFORE DECREASING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CAME TO THE HOME AND DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCED THE DEFECT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20. UPDATED 03/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BY THE TIME HIS FOOT REACHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WAS HOLDING A CONSTANT 1400 RPM, RESULTING IN NOT ONLY TRYING TO SLOW THE MASS OF THE VEHICLE, BUT ALSO ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AGAINST AN ENGINE LOCKED AT 1400 RPM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AS A TEST AND THEN POPPED THE STEERING COLUMN GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE GAINED ANOTHER 200 RPM FOR 3-4 SECONDS. UPDATED 03/13/14