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2000 AM GENERAL HUMMER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash3 injured · 578608 · 2006-04-08

Vehicle

Make
AM GENERAL
Model
HUMMER
Year
2000
Manufacturer
AM GENERAL LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
17,089
Speed
8 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

UNINTENDED REARWARD MOVEMENT OF 2000 M.Y. HUMVEE H-1 WHILE IDLING, WITH TRANSMISSION SELECTOR MID-WAY BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE POSITIONS. VEHICLE HAD REMAINED STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TRANSMISSION INTERNALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE REARWARD AT INCREASING SPEEDS, STRIKING A SECURITY FENCE AT 7- TO 10 MPH; THE FENCE & GATE TOPPLED ONTO SIDEWALK, STRIKING 3 PEDESTRIANS WALKING ALONG THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FENCE. OUR ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION TEAM RECREATED EVENT SEQUENCE MULTIPLE TIMES -- WITH DELAY BEFORE MOVEMENT RANGING FROM SECONDS TO MINUTES. TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM OR INTERNAL VALVE BODY CONTROLS EVIDENTLY MIS-ADJUSTED. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10154882
Machine
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