NHTSA Complaint #712777 — 1994 CHEVROLET S10

AS I PROCEEDED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THROTTLE STUCK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PASSING GEAR. DUE TO HIGH ENGINE RPM, VACUUM ASSISTANCE OF THE BRAKES WAS LOST AS WELL. THIS ALL OCCURED WHILE DESCENDING A LONG HILL WITH A STEEP CURVE AT THE BOTTOM. ALTHOUGH I WAS STANDING HARD ON THE BRAKES, I KEPT GAINING SPEED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE RPM, SO I HAD TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE GEAR TO KEEP FROM BLOWING THE ENGINE. WHEN THE SITUATION WAS GETTING CRITICALLY DANGEROUS(CURVE LOOMING AHEAD AND STILL GAINING SPEED), AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION (MY LAST REMAINING OPTION), THE THROTTLE FINALLY RELEASED. AT ONE POINT, MY SPEED WAS APPROX. 60 MPH, ALTHOUGH I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES. AT THIS POINT, I HAVEN'T YET DETERMINED WHETHER THE CAUSE IS ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL. MY SUSPICION IS A FAULT IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. I DO KNOW IT SCARED ME AND IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WILL NOTIFY IF I CAN DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.