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2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — POWER TRAIN

crash · 883283 · 2011-10-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
68,100
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2003 CHEVY SILVERADO GOES INTO GEAR WITH OUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, ALSO THE TRUCK WILL GO INTO GEAR WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE E-BRAKE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE, THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE TRUCK. MY 2 YRS OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE TRUCK ON 9/20/2011 WHEN THE TRUCK WENT INTO GEAR. I LIVE ON A INCLINE MY TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WHILE I WAS CHASING THE TRUCK ON FOOT, THE TRUCK FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT A 98 TOYOTA TACOMA WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY ACROSS THE STREET. THE E-BRAKE WAS SET , THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING! MY SON COULD HAVE KILLED HIMSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THE FACT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10428325
Machine
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