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2009 GMC YUKON — POWER TRAIN

crash · 890949 · 2011-11-16

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
YUKON
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
38,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK ON A LEVEL SURFACE, I LEFT THE YUKON RUNNING AND I GOT OUT AND WALKED MY GREAT NIECE TO A BUILDING ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE.. I THEN TURNED TO SEE THE YUKON BACKING UP ON THIS FLAT SURFACE, I RAN TO TRY AND CATCH IT BUT IT HIT A BUILDING AND THEN CAME FORWARD AT ME. I HAD TO JUMP OUT OF IT'S WAY AND THEN CHASE IT DOWN. WHEN I JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKE I THEN NOTICED IT WAS IN M1. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GMC DEALER WHO CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION BUT REPORTED FINDING NOTHING. I AM NOW AFRAID OF THIS CAR. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT WILL VIBRATE OR JUMP FROM PARK TO REVERSE AGAIN. THIS NEEDS CHECKING INTO. THIS YUKON WENT BOTH BACKWARD & FORWARD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10436155
Machine
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