NHTSA Complaint #11329434 — 2020 CHEVROLET TAHOE

MY NEW 2020 TAHOE HAS AUTO/POWER PEDAL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT. IT ALLOWS BOTH PEDALS IN UNISON TO BE LOWERED OR RAISED FOR COMFORT AND DEXTERITY OF USE. THE HEIGHT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL IS EXTREME. THERE IS A INHERENT DANGER OF HITTING THE SIDE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL PRIOR TO GETTING ONES SHOE ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL. WOMEN WEARING SANDALS OR OPEN FACE FOOTWEAR CAN POSSIBLY SNAG THEIR FOOTWEAR TO THE SIDE OF THE PEDAL PLATFORM. ANY HEAVY WORKING TYPE SHOE IS ALSO PRONE TO HITTING THE SIDE OF THE PEDAL FIRST. MY WIFE AND I BOTH NOTICED THIS DURING OUR SEPARATE TEST DRIVES. IN EACH CASE, THE TIMING OF ACTUALLY ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL ENDANGERS THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO SLOW OR STOP HIS VEHICLE. ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR. I ASKED THE SALESMAN IF THE PEDALS COULD BE SEPARATELY ADJUSTED, TO WHICH HE STATED IT WASN'T POSSIBLE.THE INABILITY TO ADJUST EITHER PEDALS HEIGHT INDEPENDENTLY FOR EACH DRIVERS DEXTERITY OF ENGAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT. WOULD BOTH AUTOMATIC POWERED SIDE VIEW MIRRORS BE EFFECTIVE IF THEY WERE SET TO BE ADJUSTED IN UNISON ONLY ? I'M NOT SURE WHEN AUTOMAKERS MADE THE DECISION TO NEGATE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE DISTANCE OF HEIGHT INDEPENDENTLY OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE PEDALS. THIS IS OUR FIRST VEHICLE PURCHASE SINCE OUR LAST IN 1985. IT APPEARS TO ME, THAT IT HAS BEEN AN UNAPPARENT OR UNNOTICED POSSIBLE REASON FOR ACCIDENTS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. YOU MIGHT FIND MY OBSERVATION TO BE VERY LIKELY. *TR