# 1988 BUICK ELECTRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `241694` · 2000-09-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** ELECTRA
- **Year:** 1988
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*