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2006 CHRYSLER 300C — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash4 injured · 1468558 · 2018-05-15

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300C
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.ROUGHLY 10 MPH INTO THE ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN THROUGH THE NEXT INTERSECTION CAUSING A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND 4 PEOPLE INJURED.ALL VEHICLES INVOLVED WERE DISABLING DAMAGE WITH MINE BEING THE WORST, TOTAL LOSS.AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER AND I RESULTING IN SEIZURES TO PASSENGER FROM HEAD TRAUMA.THIS DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED A MAJOR FINANCIAL BURDEN ON ME AND MY FAMILY FROM THE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE WITH MY INSURANCE RATES SINCE I HAVE BEEN DEEMED AT FAULLT DUE TO CAR ACCELERATING INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ME TO STOP. *TT *DT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11093906
Machine
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