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2007 BUICK LACROSSE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 906646 · 2012-02-23

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LACROSSE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
23,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A COLLISION SHOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO INSPECT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER BOX THAT WAS LOCATED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10449093
Machine
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