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1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 250255 · 2000-10-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WORK AT NIGHT DRIVING AND OFTEN HAVE TO BREAK FAST FOR DEER CROSSING THE HIGHWAYS. THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO BREAK QUICKLY FOR 2 DEER THE VEHICLE GAVE A GROWLING SOUND AND JUST CONTINUED AT THE SAME SPEED UNTIL I HAD HIT THE DEER. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS TODAY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND THE DEER WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL. I COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION IN MARCH , 2000 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. AT THAT TIME I HAD THEM CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID,FILTER AND GASKET, BUT IT STILL HAS TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
734144
Machine
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