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2014 JEEP COMPASS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1152750 · 2015-01-30

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
COMPASS
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
15,550
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

3RD TIMES A CHARM 2014 JEEP COMPASS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME IN JULY OR AUG (4 MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR) AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT, WHILE PARKING AND HITTING THE BRAKE MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF NOWHERE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR BY MISTAKE. THANK GOD THERE WAS A CEMENT THING ON THE FLOOR 2ND TIME: MY SISTER AND I AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, WE WERE IN MY JEEP COMPASS, ALSO PARKING AT THE LOCAL MALL THIS IS WHERE I KNEW IT WASN'T ME BUT AGAIN THERE WAS A CEMENT BARRICADE AND PREVENT ANYTHING BAD FROM HAPPENING, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE NOW TODAY AGAIN THIS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING AND STEPPING ON THE BREAK OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR ACCELERATED THIS TIME NOTHING ON THE FLOOR AND RAN INTO A POST. BAM!! MY CARS HOOD IS ALL MESSED-UP AND SO IS THE BUMPER!! HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR? IDK WHAT TO DO!!!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10680053
Machine
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