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2002 SATURN VUE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 407292 · 2003-05-12

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
9,750
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE TRYING TO STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSTOPPABLE IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE INTERNET AND BY OTHER OWNERS. THE RESULT WAS A COLLISION THAT TOTALED THE SATURN AND ANOTHER DRIVER'S VOLVO. *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10018584
Machine
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