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2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 475987 · 2004-07-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
15,750

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS 2 YR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THE CHILD WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS APPARENTLY PLAYING WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. HE THEN MOVED THE SHIFT LEVEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD HITTING A POLE AND BENDING HIS FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. HE STATED HE DOES NOT THINK THIS VEHICLE HAS A SHIFT INTERLOCK, WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE GEAR SHIFTER TO BE MOVED WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKES FIRST. HE STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT KNOW THIS EITHER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTERLOCK ONLY WORKS WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION TO DRIVE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10073841
Machine
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