Complaint 311277

2001 SPARTAN HIGHLANDER • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING • incident Aug 25, 2001

Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
311277
Make
SPARTAN
Model
HIGHLANDER
Model Year
2001
Incident Date
Aug 25, 2001
Date Received
Aug 26, 2001
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

Owner Narrative

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN I HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE APPEAR TO TAKE ON A MIND OF ITS OWN, NOT RESPONDING EVEN THOUGH I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS PARKING AND WAS STOPPED BY THE PROTECTIVE POSTS OF A FIRE-HYDRANT. I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE EMERGENY ROOM FOR ATTENTION. WHILE I DID NOT SUSTATIN ANY BROKEN LIMBS, I SUFFERED EXTREME LOWER BACK AND KNEE PAIN; MY LEFT SIDE ESPECIALLY SHOULDER SIDE AND BASE OF NECK IN ADDITION TO PAIN IN THE BRAKING FOOT AND LEG AND BURNS FROM THE SEATBELT.*AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.