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2001 CHEVROLET G30 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 307704 · 2001-08-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
G30
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VAN WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE AND WAS IN A RESIDENCE. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A CRASH. HE WENT OUT SIDE TO FIND THE VAN ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO A SMALL WOODS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE CUSTOMER CHECKED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. 2ND INCIDENT - THE DRIVER WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING. HE FELT THE VEHICLE START TO ROLL BACKWARD AND THEN "IT CAUGHT ITSELF" BEFORE HE APPLIED THE BRAKE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
750144
Machine
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