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2006 PONTIAC G6 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1095491 · 2014-08-07

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
13,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT THE TIME I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS A CURVE COMING UP BEFORE I KNEW IT MY CAR JUST WOULD NOT STOP AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START BRAKING UNTIL ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIRBAG ALSO DIDN'T DEPLOY. THIS HAPPEN 3 WEEKS AGO NOW I AM PHYSICAL THERAPY BECAUSE OF THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ACCIDENT. THE RECALL CAME IN THE MAIL ABOUT A WEEK AFTER ACCIDENT. GO FIGURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I HAD MY CAR AT A SHOP GETTING OIL CHANGE & THEY HAD MENTIONED THERE WAS A VOLTAGE ISSUE BUT SHOULD BE OK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10620723
Machine
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