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1999 MITSUBISHI GALANT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 190462 · 1999-12-28

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, CAR ACCELLERATED AND SMASHED INTO A MOBILE HOME. (DETAILS? RDRUNER@AOL.COM). I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF SOMEONES DIRT DRIVEWAY. I WAS POSITIONED AT AN ANGLE. WHEN I BACKED OUT (GOING ABOUT 3-5 MPH), I BUMPED INTO A TREE. I THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I COULD PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ACCELLERATED AT AN EXTREME RATE AND MADE A TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE. THE CAR THEN THRUSTED FORWARD (THE ENTIRE TIME MY FOOT WAS HEAVY ON THE BRAKE - I AM 100% SURE OF THIS!). THE BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE CAR. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 60 FEET, THE CAR THEN CAREAMED INTO A MOBILE HOME. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I BELIEVE THOUGH THAT THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY THE METAL BEAMS FROM THE MOBILE HOME. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM LOOKING INTO THE LEMON LAW DUE TO THIS INCIDENT AND OTHER PROBLEMS. TRYING TO GET THE CAR REPURCHASED OR REPLACED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
716575
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