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1983 PORSCHE 911 — POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

1 injured · 280223 · 2001-02-21

Vehicle

Make
PORSCHE
Model
911
Year
1983
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO CHANGE GEARS, HOWEVER PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND IT HAD TO BE DRIVEN IN ONLY 1 GEAR, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND FIXED, HOWEVER IT FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE IN FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER TO BE INJURED, CONSUMER IS ALSO WORRIED BECAUSE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE SAFETY FEATURE OF CLUTCH HAVING TO BE PRESSED BEFORE STARTING. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
559776
Machine
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