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2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 315115 · 2001-09-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND CRANKED IT UP, AND VEHICLE POPPED. CONSUMER TURNED ENGINE OFF,THEN CRANKED IT UP AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS IDLING. BUT WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS, ACROSS MAIN STREET, AND QUIT IN A FIELD. STATE POLICE WROTE IT UP AS A MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND WOULD NOT LET ANYONE MOVE VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN SITTING FOR 10 DAYS. CONTACTED DEALER AND GOT NO RESPONSE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
896711
Machine
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