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2007 CADILLAC DTS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1395653 · 2017-07-28

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
DTS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
57,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW SPEED MY ENGINE BY ITSELF ACCELERATED VERY FAST AND I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THIS DID NOT STOP THE CAR SO I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND KEPT MY FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE VERY FAST BUT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED AS IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH HIT THE CAR ON IT SIDE WHEN I WAS GOING FORWARD, WHEN IT WAS IN REVERSE I DID NOT HIT ANY CARS. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE CARS I HIT AND I DID NOT GET HURT. THERE WAS A WITNESS WHO SAW MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHEN MY CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11011321
Machine
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