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1995 GMC SUBURBAN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 75950 · 1997-05-19

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE IN THE REVERSE POSITION THE VEHICLE WENT FULL SPEED BACKWARDS. VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT PYLON AND KEPT ACCELERATING BACKWARDS. DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED. DRIVER THEN PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TAPPED GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
812345
Machine
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