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2010 GMC ACADIA — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

2 injured · 1084126 · 2014-07-08

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ACADIA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Miles at failure
54,230

Severity

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

Narrative

I WALKED OUT TO THE BACK SIDE OF MY CAR TO GET MY DAUGHTERS BAG TO DROP HER OFF AT THE BABYSITTER'S HAVE MY TODDLER IN HANDS THE LIFT GATE STARTS TO CLOSE VERY FAST I TRIED TO REACH FOR THE TOUCH PAD TO CLOSE IT BUT DID NOT WORK IT STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN VERY RAPIDLY HITTING MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER I PUSHED MY DAUGHTER INSIDE THE SUV TO PROTECT HER FROM GETTING HIT AND I DUCKED TO PULL OUT OF THE WAY IT DID NOT STOP IT NEVER FULLY CLOSED JUST STOPED AT 80% AND OPENED AGAIN. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10608989
Machine
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