2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2014-09-25

crash · 1210794 · 2015-08-19

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: IMPALA
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 107,500
Speed: 75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY SUDDENLY THE CHECK TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 75 MPH AND QUICKLY WENT DOWN TO 45 - 50 MPH CAUSING A 3 CAR REAR COLLISION.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10749767
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown