# 2020 JEEP RENEGADE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1684740` · 2020-08-14 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** RENEGADE
- **Year:** 2020
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 65
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## 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
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