Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / ELECTRA / 1988

Recalls
3 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000125926 Incident Date: Sep, 11 2000
Consumer's City: STERLING Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ELECTRA Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 3
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4CX51C5J1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer while parked with car running. put foot on brake and started to put car in drive, when wheels started spinning, engine was revving. consumer had both feet on brakes, and vehcile took off, flying into the other vehicle in front, pushing that vehicle into another vehicle. consumer could not turn off engine, this caused a chain reaction.*ak