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1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 205210 · 2000-03-29

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
BREEZE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

STARTED CAR AND WITH BRAKE PRESSED DOWN, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE STEERING FELT TIGHT. THE CAR ACCELERATED WILDLY IN REVERSE, MADE A U-TURN AND HIT 3 PARKED CARS. IN PROCESS I TRIED TO STOP IT WITH THE BRAKE BUT IT DID NOTHING THE BRAKE WAS ALL THE WAY, AS FAR AS IT COULD GO. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
720769
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown