# 1991 BUICK CENTURY — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `280604` · 2001-03-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** CENTURY
- **Year:** 1991
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
WHEN SWITCHING GEAR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE ENGINE SUDDEN ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO VEHICLE BEHIND. THEN, SWITCHED GEAR  TO DRIVE AND ENGINE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AGAIN, CRASHING INTO  VEHICLE IN FRONT.   VEHICLE TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN, DRIVING OVER CURVE AND CRASHING INTO A WALL THEN, HITTING AN UTILITY POLE.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*