# 2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1742689` · 2021-04-21 · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## 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
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*