BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
Miles at failure
7,000
Speed
2 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE BACK UP ALARM SENSOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT SIX TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD SOUND AT 59 INCHES, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDED U AT 11 INCHES. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. *NM. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB