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2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 622943 · 2007-05-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
48,040

Severity

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

Narrative

ON APRIL 27, 2007 CHEVROLET VENTURE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANOTHER CAR WHEN OUR FOUR YEAR OLD SON WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW HE DID IT WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT APPROXIMATELY 30-50 % OF THE TIME THE CAR CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THROUGH TRIAL THAT THIS CAN BE DONE AT ANY STAGE OF THE VEHICLES OPERATION WHETHER IT IS OFF OR MOST DANGEROUSLY EVEN IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. WE FEEL 100% THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO FILL OUT THE REST OF THIS FORM TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10189794
Machine
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