NHTSA complaint: 2013 CHRYSLER 200 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 200. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRANSITOWNE JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM WILLIAMSVILLE (7408 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221, (716) 634-8000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEADLAMP BULBS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation