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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 386131 · 2002-12-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE IN PARK. TRUCK WAS FOUND AGAINST THE HOUSE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED AND STILL IN PARK. EMERGENCY BRAKE IS TYPICALLY ENGAGED BECAUSE IT IS PARKED ON A SLOPE DRIVE BUT IT WAS FOUND DISENGAGED. WHILE BEING TOWED IT ALSO ROLLED WHILE LOADING ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. AGAIN, IT WAS IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY TWO SEPARATE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WITH NO CAUSE FOUND. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TRUCK AND THE HOME BUT SINCE GM COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGES. WILL MOST LIKELY GET RID OF THE VEHICLE (TRADING IT IN AT SAME DEALER WHO SOLD AND SERVICED IT) BECAUSE WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNATTENDED. TS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10000195
Machine
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