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2011 CADILLAC SRX — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1005344 · 2013-08-27

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
SRX
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
44,100
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AUTOMATIC REAR DOOR OPENED AFTER I CLOSED IT; CONSEQUENTLY I UNKNOWINGLY RAMMED IN TO THE GARAGE DOOR AS I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND AFTERWARD IT CONTINUED TO OPEN AS I TRIED TO CLOSE IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. A FEW MONTHS AGO ON VACATION THE BELL HOP WAS HELPING TO PACK MY LUGGAGE AND THE DOOR KEPT TRYING TO SHUT ON HIM (3X), IT NEARLY CRUSHED HIM. THIS RECENT INCIDENT DID SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10537573
Machine
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