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2004 CHEVROLET AVEO — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 500737 · 2004-10-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVEO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
5,241

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR WENT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. I PLACED CAR IN PARK TO LEAVE CAR MOMENTARILY. I T DID NOT GO INTO PARK PROPERLY AND CAR PROCEEDED FORWARD THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. THE CUP HOLDER HAD A COFFEE MUG WITH A HANDLE IN IT. I AM ASSUMING IT STOPPED CAR FROM GOING INTO PARK FULLY. I HAD LEFT CAR AND SHUT DOOR WHEN CAR BEGAN TO GO FORWARD THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. I JUMPED IN AND STOPPED CAR OR IT WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED THROUGH A WALL. IT CAUSED ABOUT 2000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO CAR AND DOOR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. HE STOPPED CAR AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE CAR INTO PARK. IT WOULD NOT GO COMPLETELY INTO PARK. THE SAME COFFEE MUG WAS IN HOLDER. NO DAMAGE HAPPENED THIS INCIDENT. WE BOTH WITNESSED THE CAR REFUSING TO GO INTO PARK THE SECOND INCIDENT. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10093892
Machine
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