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2013 CHRYSLER 200 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1895615 · 2023-05-17

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
200
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity

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

Narrative

I was parked in a parking lot backing out of a space. I was too close to the right curb so I put the car in drive to go forward to straighten out the tires. The gas accelerated abruptly and would not stop when I pressed the brake. The car jumped the curb/sidewalk and plowed into the parked car in front of me. The gas continued to accelerate pushing the vehicle in front of me about 5 feet back. The car did not stop until I jammed it into park. My bumper was ripped off when backing up was caught in the grill of the vehicle it collided with. I had both feet on the brake pad trying to stop the car and it would not stop. A very frightening experience. I have read several posts on this acceleration problem and believe there should be a recall. Not a good experience to remember Chrysler by.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11522531
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown