NHTSA Complaint #757747 — 1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE

VEHICLE FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. WHEN RELEASNG THE ACCELERATOR I NOTICE THAT TACHOMETER REMAINS AT THE SAME RPM. AT FIRST THIS TROUBLE WAS INTERMITTANT BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY FAILED MORE OFTEN UNTIL NOW IT IS CONTINOUS. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN IS BY BRAKING USING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES. WHEN THE ENGINE BRAKING WAS WORKING OK, ABOUT TWO SECONDS AFTER TAKING YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 2/22/2001 AND HE SUPPOSEDLY TOOK IT FOR A TEST RUN, HOWEVER, THE ODOMETER IN AND OUT WERE IDENTICAL, 26528 MILES. WHEN I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN, THEIR LATEST RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY ALL DO THAT AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. I FEEL THAT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED SHORTLY IT WILL CAUSE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BRAKING WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.*AK