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2011 JEEP LIBERTY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1328908 · 2016-10-26

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
55,036
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON SUBURBAN STREET WITH STOPPED VEHICLES, BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE CAUSING A CRASH. ONLY BY CHANGING GEAR TO PARK, DID ACCELERATION STOP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10918978
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown