| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001141362 | Incident Date: Feb, 26 2001 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CATERA | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: W06VR52R2VR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2001 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While vehicle was at a complete stop and consumer shifted gears to move ahead slowly, but the vehicle acclerated and would not stop. defect caused vehicle to run into a cement pole which resulted in vehicle stopping. consumer hit pole to avoid hitting pedestrians and other vehicles. vehicle hit pole head-on, and airbags did not deploy.*ak consumer was injured in accident, consumer states vehicle accelerated as if the cruise control was turned on, cadillac refused to accept responsibility of the air bag failing to deploy. battery has been replaced 3 times. brakes have been repaired. consumer states key would not turn the igntion on numerious occasions. *slc |
