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1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

crash2 injured · 234003 · 2000-08-31

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 8/29/00 MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY 19 BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND COLLINSVILLE MS, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 P.M. WHEN WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF VEHICLE TROUBLE OR MALFUNCTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND MISTERIOUSLY WHEN OUT OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENTLY HITING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RUNNING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND OVER TURNING AND COMING TO REST ON UPSIDE DOWN. THANKLY MY WIFE WAS WEARING HER SEATBEAT WHICH PROBABLY SAVED HER LIFE. ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN THAT WAS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND AND EYEWITNESS THE REAR AXLE ON OUR VEHICLE BROKE CAUSING A SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE AS OF YET. THIS WAS VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT HAS THE APPEARENCE OF A MANUFACTOR'S DEFECT. IT COULD HAVE ENDED IN TOTAL DEVISTATION HAD MY 3 YEAR SON OR MY 5 MONTH SON BEEN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OR IF MY WIFE HAD NOT BEING WEARING A SEAT BELT . NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS ACCIDENT NEEDS TO BE THROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY GM AND THE NHTSA. PLEASE CONTACT TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
729775
Machine
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