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1995 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — ENGINE

crash · 1065365 · 2014-05-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORVETTE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP ( AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH) THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. AS MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS POSSIBLE BUT IT ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS IT WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THAT VEHICLE AT A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY ON APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2008. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10588657
Machine
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