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2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 676311 · 2008-07-01

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
RENDEZVOUS
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS: OPERATOR STOPPED THE CAR IN PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEYS. CAR WAS IN DRIVE "D" AND KEYS WERE REMOVED. LATER, CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND HIT ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED). DEALER INDICATES THAT THE KEYS CANNOT BE REMOVED WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE RENDEZVOUS SAFETY FEATURE IN THE STEERING WHEEL / IGNITION IS NOT WORKING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10232907
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown