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2000 BUICK REGAL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1071145 · 2014-06-02

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
126,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING AROUND A DRIVETHRU AT KFC AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND DAMAGE THE GAS LINE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, I SAW A RECALL ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEYS WHILE THE CAR STILL RAN WITH A RED SECURITY LIGHT. IT WAS 8:30AM AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS INVOLVED AND I WAS NOT USING THE DRIVETHRU, I WAS JUST DRIVING UP TO THE DOOR TO SEE WHAT TIME THE ESTABLISHMENT OPENED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10595559
Machine
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