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2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1742689 · 2021-04-21

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
RANGE ROVER SPORT
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
5,789

Severity

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

Narrative

AT APPX 115PM I HAD LUNCH AT THE MILLBURN DINER. I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AT APPX 2PM IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE DINER AT 72 ESSEX STREET IN MILLBURN NJ. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO START MY CAR. I LOOKED BACK AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE IN MOTION. I SLOWLY MOVED BACKWARDS IN THE VEHICLE AND I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION BACKWARDS AND MY VEHICLE WAS JOLTED BY A TELEPHONE POLE. I BRAKED AND WENT TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE TO SHIFT FORWARD AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD INVOLUNTARILY WITH SPEED. I INSTINCTIVELY TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES AND BY PRESSING THE PARK BUTTON TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A METAL RAILING GUARDING AN OUTDOOR DINING AREA. THERE US A 3RD PARTY WITNESS TO THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11413275
Machine
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