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2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1196221 · 2015-07-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
110,000

Severity

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

Narrative

INCIDENT OCCURRED: JUNE 30, 2015 A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO COME INTO THE LEFT LANE. I HAD CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. THE TRUCK CAME OVER ADMITTEDLY AT A SPEED THAT WAS GOING SLOWER THAN THE RATE OF SPEED I HAD ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE, I FELT AS THOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT DECELERATING ENOUGH BASED ON THE PRESSURE I WAS APPLYING TO THE BRAKE. I QUICK CHECKED MY SIDE MIRROR- I WAS UNABLE TO GO AROUND THE DRIVER BECAUSE A CAR WAS NEXT TO ME AND I CHECKED MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO ENSURE I WAS NOT GOING TO BE REAR-ENDED AS WELL- KNOWING I WAS TOO CLOSE AND GOING TO COLLIDE WITH THE TRUCK DRIVER AT THIS POINT. I APPLIED AS MUCH PRESSURE AS I COULD TO THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE BUT UNFORTUNATELY STILL COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVER. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY- DESPITE THIS, IT ALLOWED ME TO SEE MY MIRRORS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT SO THAT I COULD SAFELY COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE PA TURNPIKE WITHOUT DISRUPTING TRAFFIC. MY 2 CONCERNS: WAS BRAKING FAULTY WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED? ALSO- MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10732252
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