# 2017 JEEP WRANGLER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1596970` · 2019-08-23 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** WRANGLER
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 30,800
## Narrative
WHILE I WAS PARKING IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX PARKING SPACE,  THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF SO DRASTICALLY WHILE I WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HIT THE BREAK SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION.   THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN I TURNED IT OFF.    THIS WAS A VERY SCARY  EXPERIENCE AS NO ONE EXPECT THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ITSELF.     JUST BY LOOKING AT THE PICTURE YOU CAN NOTICE HOW FAR THE CAR WENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT CAUSED BY THIS STRANGE ACCELERATION AND YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW FAST THE CAR ACCELERATED.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*