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2017 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1656131 · 2020-03-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
76,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 3/25/20 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20PM I WAS TRAVELING A NORTH BOUND DIRECTION ON US HIGHWAY 51 IN LANE 1 (FAST LANE). MY 2017 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN STARTED TO JERK AND THE RPM GAUGE EXCELLED TO 5/6 RPM. THEN, THE SUBURBAN CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF LANE 1. AT THAT TIME I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THE OFFICER WAS UNAWARE I WAS STOPPED, BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATIONS SUCH AS BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS TRYING TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO TRY MOVE OUT OF THE HIGHWAY, AND THE SUBURBAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD MY TWO SMALL BABIES IN THE CAR AND THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURIED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11319350
Machine
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