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1996 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 238476 · 2000-09-18

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
TRANS SPORT
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE IN A DRIVE THROUGH LINE AND IN "DRIVE" POSITION, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UP AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER TURNED WHEEL TO KEEP FROM THE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. BUT VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED. DRIVER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN THE "PARK" POSITION, AND VEHICLE STOPPED. LATER THAT NIGHT, OWNER DROVE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. BUT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
870769
Machine
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