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2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ENGINE

crash1 injured · 1409178 · 2017-09-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
62,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY VEHICLE STALLED ON RAIROAD TRACK-WHEN IT HIT THE JARRING --BETWEEN THE PAVEMENT AND THE TRACKS---THE TRAIN WAS AT A GREAT DISTANCE---SO THE ENGINEER STATED---WHEN THEY WERE 2078 FEET FROM MY CHEVROLET MALIBU -2005---THEY STARTED TO BLOW WHISTLE----WHEN I SAW TGHE TRAIN AT A GREAT DISTANCE -AND YES I DID HAVE HEAVY THINGS ON MY KEYCHAIN--BUT GM FAILED TO NOTIFY -I HAVE A MAILBOX AND A TELEPHONE--I WAS HITTING THE GAS PEDAL OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND WHEN I WAS DOING THAT I REMEMBER HITTING THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT THE CAR WAS ALREADY DEAD-I WAS IMPACTED AND ALMOST LOST MY LIFE---IT TOOK ME 3 YEARS TO RECOPERATE----I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL--AND THEY STARTED THE RECALL IN 2014--COVER UP GM--YOU SHOULD HAVE STARTEDIT IN 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE ARE 26 PHOTOS -BUT NOT IN MY POSESSION I WILL ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN THEM----

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11024648
Machine
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