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1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

crash2 injured · 539693 · 2005-07-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
68 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: 1997, MONTE CARLO, CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 68 MPH. CONSUMER WENT TO TURN OFF AT AN EXIT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ,CAUSING A COLLISION. CONSUMER AND OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. *AK THE DRIVER WAS BRAKING HARD BUT COULD NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.*SB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10125407
Machine
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