1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — PARKING BRAKE

crash · 453183 · 2004-02-03

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: SUNFIRE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: PARKING BRAKE
Miles at failure: 107,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT MODERATE SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. IGNITION SWITCH WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A POLICE CRUISER TO STOP. CONSUMER CALLED 911 FOR HELP. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10057474
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown