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2017 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1452776 · 2018-03-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS STOPPED TO PUMP GAS, TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE A SHAKING AND START BUT NOT TURN OVER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID AN ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE PART, FIXED IT AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS SO AS THEY TURNED IT ON SAID IT WAS THE ECM. THE SECOND TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WAS MUCH MORE SEVERE. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, MINOR DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS JOLTED FORWARD AND COMPLETELY DISABLED ITSELF, SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY, AND NEVER ACTIVATED THE ON CALL, OR SOS. JUST THRUSTED FORWARD AND SHUT WHOLE CAR DOWN. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR ENGINE IS SHAKING AGAIN. BOTH TIMES CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, AND NEEDED TOWED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR UNDER 3 MONTHS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11076699
Machine
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