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2000 BUICK LESABRE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 304293 · 2001-07-15

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LESABRE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MAY 22 POLICE REPORT NUMBER [XXX] WIFE LOST CONTROL AND REPORTED VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE CHECKED..REPAIRS WERE MADE AND TODAY ON JULY 15 VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND ENGINE WAS RACING AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TURNING 4100 RPM AND WOULD NOT IDLE.THE CAR NORMALLY RUNS AT 65 AT 2000 RPMS SO 4100 RPM WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. CRUISE WAS TAKEN OFF HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL.ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER YET.DEALER UNAWARE OF ACCIDENT.ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON WET ROADS AND THE ACCELERATOR MAY HAVE STUCK THEN. I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG...HELP ME IT MAY SAVE A LIFE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
748497
Machine
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