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2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — POWER TRAIN

2 injured · 1006132 · 2013-08-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
130,770
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID ANOTHER DRIVER, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. INSTEAD OF THE CAR ACCELERATING, DRIVER WAS FORCED TO SWERVE AND HARD BRAKE FORCING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD JUST BARELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR BRUISING ON THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. I MORE OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE AND AM TOLD THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. THE MECHANIC I TALKED TO SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN 3 OF THESE HIMSELF AND ITS USUALLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND CAN'T GET AN AFTERMARKET ONE YET AND PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10538159
Machine
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