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2020 JEEP RENEGADE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

firecrash1 injured · 1684740 · 2020-08-14

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
RENEGADE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
65
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENS WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR , DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT 15MILE/ HOUR , WHEN I HIT THE BREAKS TO STOP THIS TRIGGERED THE ACCELERATOR , AND THE CAR SPEED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL , THE MORE I TRIED TO BREAK THE MACHINE THE MORE SPEED IT TOOK , CRASHING HEAD /ON AGAINST A TREE . WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT THE CAR NOW IS TOTALED . THIS MODEL WAS RECALLED IN BRASIL DUE TO THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM . I COULD HAVE DIED OR KILLED PEOPLE IF I WAS GOING ON A HIGHWAY OR DRIVING TO A NORMAL SPEED . THIS VIEJO LE IS A DEAD TRAP AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED . IS MIGH DUTY TO PREVENT POSIBLE DEADS AND HUMAN MISERY OF INOCENT PEOPLE . THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE : BREAKS DID NOT WORK. INSTEAD TRIGGERED THE ACCELERATION IF THE VEHICLE . THIS HAPPEN IN ANNAPOLIS MD 21401 IN A PARKING LOT OF A MARINA . SEE ALSO ODI 11349261. *DSY

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11349253
Machine
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