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1999 BUICK CENTURY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 191936 · 2000-01-09

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
CENTURY
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE & WAS JUST READY TO COMPLETE BRAKE AND TURN OFF ENGINE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS THOUGH THE GAS WAS FLOORED. IT WAS SO FAST I COULD DO NOTHING! THE CAR WENT BARRELING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING SCRAPING THE WALL & ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS CAR DID THIS ALL ON IT'S OWN. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WHEN IT GETS OUT OF REPAIR (GIUFFRE BUICK). THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING BUT I FOUND A COMPLAINT JUST LIKE IT ON YOUR SITE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
717102
Machine
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