Complaint 307424
1990 CADILLAC DEVILLE • PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL • incident Jun 25, 2001
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 307424
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- DEVILLE
- Model Year
- 1990
- Component
- PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
- Incident Date
- Jun 25, 2001
- Date Received
- Aug 13, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Owner Narrative
PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. TOOK OUT OWNERS MANUAL, AND IT STATED THAT BRAKE MAY FREEZE UP AT TIMES. CONSUMER PUT CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO REACH LEVER, WHEN CONSUMER PULLED LEVER, VEHICLE LURCHED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, RIGHT FRONT TIRE ROLLED OVER CONSUMER'S LEG, AND VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAS YET CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT RECOVERED COMPLETELY DUE TO THE SEVERE TISSUE DAMAGE DONE TO THE LEG AND BOTH FEET. *SLC
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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