Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / LUMINA / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006077850 Incident Date: Aug, 24 2006
Consumer's City: WEST LAFAYETTE Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LUMINA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WL52M5T9 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: i turned on my car and put it in reverse to back out of a parking space. i had four friends in the car. i waited for my friends to get situated in the car and took my foot off the brake. the car did not roll back as it normally did when in gear. suddenly, the car lurched backward and starting accelerating toward a concrete wall that was about 45 feet behind us. i did not have my foot on the accelerator. i quickly put my foot on the brake to tried to slow the car down. nothing happened, so i quickly took my foot off the brake, just in case i had accidentally hit the accelerator. the car continued to accelerate towards the wall. i remember picking up both my feet just to make sure i was not touching the pedals. we hit the wall going about 25-30 mph. four of us were fine, but my friend in the rear passenger side seat broke her cheekbone. the car was totaled. i was not able to find anyone willing to inspect the car to determine the cause of failure. the car was salvaged for parts. *jb