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2006 SATURN VUE — AIR BAGS

crash · 1037582 · 2014-02-09

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS TIME AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED AGAIN, WITH NO FOUNDED REASON FOR THE THROTTLE STICKING (AT MILEAGE 130000 AT THE SHOP, THE THROTTLE STUCK ON HUBBY WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ONLY 40 MPH ON THE SNOW COVERED ROADS. THROTTLE STUCK AND WENT TO OVER 60MPH, AT THAT POINT HE WAS NO LONGER CONCERNED ABOUT THE TACHOMETER NOR SPEED. THE CAR STOPPED ONLY AFTER HITTING THE GUARDRAILS. POLICE, MEDICS AND TOW TRUCK ON SCENE, FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS TORN OFF TO THE GROUND, UNSURE OF WHAT ALL DAMAGE IS DONE AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER! NOW THIS IS TRULY A MAJOR INCIDENT AND WE SHALL SEE HOW MY INSURANCE COMPANY WANTS TO HANDLE THE ISSUE. I WILL NOT BE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SATURN, THAT IS FOR CERTAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10563613
Machine
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