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2006 CADILLAC CTS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 1884380 · 2023-03-31

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
CTS
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
86,500

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2006 Cadillac CTS. The contact stated that while driving in reverse and reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and drove in reverse across a parking lot crashing into two parked vehicles, and hitting a tree before driving across a side road and into a ditch. During the incident, the front driver sustained neck stiffness and the front passenger sustained a bruised right elbow. Neither injury required medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was later driven to the home. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 86,500

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11514787
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown