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1988 BUICK ELECTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash3 injured · 241694 · 2000-09-22

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ELECTRA
Year
1988
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WHILE PARKED WITH CAR RUNNING. PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND STARTED TO PUT CAR IN DRIVE, WHEN WHEELS STARTED SPINNING, ENGINE WAS REVVING. CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKES, AND VEHCILE TOOK OFF, FLYING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT, PUSHING THAT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN OFF ENGINE, THIS CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
871244
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown