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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe. While driving approximately 50 mph during rainy weather, the vehicle accelerated abnormally and crashed into a concrete medium. The vehicle began to spin around and then reversed while the contact depressed the brake pedal the entire time. The vehicle then crashed into a second vehicle before finally crashing into a metal rail before stopping. The air bags did not deploy. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed. The driver of the vehicle sustained neck injuries and swelling to his collar bone. The passenger sustained injuries to her rib cage, neck and face. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop but was not repaired. The contact stated that the front and rear end of the vehicle sustained moderate damage as well as the rear driver side wheel and the spare tire. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
Consumer lost control of the vehicle, it rolled over, and the roof collapsed. Also, no air bags deployed. Consumer glanced up in the rear view mirror at son, looked back down and had ran off the road with one tire. Tryed to correct ended up in the opposite lane. When consumer corrected this the Tahoe tilted causing the tire to buckle and the rim caught on the pavement causing the car to begin flipping. It flipped 5 times landing on the roof. The Tahoe was totaled.
- Rockwell, NC, USA
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