Consumer Complaint Detail
AM GENERAL / HUMMER / 2000
3 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061951 | Incident Date: Feb, 11 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PARAMOUNT | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: AM GENERAL LLC |
| Model Name: HUMMER | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 3 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 137ZA8433YE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Unintended rearward movement of 2000 m.y. humvee h-1 while idling, with transmission selector mid-way between park and reverse positions. vehicle had remained stationary for several minutes before transmission internally shifted into reverse, causing vehicle to move rearward at increasing speeds, striking a security fence at 7- to 10 mph; the fence & gate toppled onto sidewalk, striking 3 pedestrians walking along the opposite side of the fence. our accident reconstruction team recreated event sequence multiple times -- with delay before movement ranging from seconds to minutes. transmission shift mechanism or internal valve body controls evidently mis-adjusted. *nm |