# 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `173304` · 1999-09-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 9
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND  WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND  CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO START, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT.  THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE.  *AK *ML
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