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2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 649939 · 2007-12-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
11,710
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

(1) MY WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT OUR CHURCH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. (2) THE CAR CONTINUED ON ROLLING OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER AND KNOCKING DOWN AN ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCE SURROUNDING THE PARKING LOT AND CONTINUING OUT INTO THE STREET WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FENCE, THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. (3) CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. ON ONE OR TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, WHEN PULLING THE CAR INTO OUR GARAGE I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL AND THEN SURGE FORWARD. CAR IS BEING TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10211976
Machine
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