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2001 GMC YUKON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash · 516563 · 2005-01-12

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
YUKON
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Miles at failure
64,191
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK ON OUR 2001 YUKON SLT WHILE DESCENDING HOOSIER PASS (EASTBOUND ON HWY 9 WEST OF ALMA, CO). THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE. I DOWNSHIFTED TO SLOW OUR VEHICLE TO A SPEED AND MY WIFE AND I EXITED (JUMPED OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING) BEFORE GOING OFF EMBANKMENT. MY WIFE JUMPED FIRST, THEN I DID, JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE PASS. TREES, ROCKS, AND EMBANKMENT STOPPED THE VEHICLE APPROX 150FT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PASS. 2001 YUKON SLT, VIN [XXX]. INSURANCE CLAIM STILL IN PROGRESS. LEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION: [XXX] REGARDS, [XXX]. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10106175
Machine
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