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2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS — SUSPENSION

3 injured · 1146879 · 2015-01-12

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
RENDEZVOUS
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING IN RIGHT LANE, SOMEONE CUT ME OFF, BY SWITCHING LANES & CUTTING IN FRONT OF ME AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES, WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT I INJURED MY LEFT KNEE, DISPLACED MY KNEE CAP. I WAS TRAVELING ALONE. AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT MY DAUGHTERS WHERE TRAVELING WITH ME. MY DAUGHTER'S WERE WITH ME. I ENTER ROAD FROM RIGHT, HEARD A POPPING NOISE. PRESSED BRAKES WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAR SEEM TO ACCELERATE AND I RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. AIRBAGS ONCE AGAIN DIDN'T ACTIVATE. STUNNED FROM THE WEIRDNESS OF THE INCIDENT I COULDN'T THINK. I TOLD HER I WAS OK. AFTER GETTING BACK IN CAR I WAS HURTING & SO WERE MY DAUGHTERS. LIFE CHANGED FOR US. THEY HAVE BACK & NECK ISSUES. WE SEE VARIOUS DOCTORS TO MANAGE PAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10671823
Machine
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