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1988 BUICK SKYLARK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 104530 · 1998-04-22

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
SKYLARK
Year
1988
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND WENT INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S BACK YARD AND HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
822708
Machine
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