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1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 145436 · 1999-04-02

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER'S PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS CROOKED SO I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO MERELY STRAIGHTEN IT OUT AT WHICH POINT THE CAR FLEW BACKWARDS AS IF MY FOOT HAD PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND HELD IT THERE ALTHOUGH THIS CERTAINLY WAS NOT THE CASE. AS MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THIS WAS HAPPENING I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. ALL THIS OCCURRED IN A 3 SECOND PERIOD AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT ACTUALLY STOPPED MY CAR- THE BRAKE, THE GEAR IN PARK OR THE CAR I HIT WHICH PARKED 12-15 FT BEHIND ME. I'VE HAD A SAFE DRIVING RECORD FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS OCCUR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
705218
Machine
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