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1999 CHRYSLER LHS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 222033 · 2000-07-06

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
LHS
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE. WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE STARTED ENGINE. STILL WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE RELEASED SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE CAR ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED ENGINE ROARING, WHEELS SPINNING ON GARAGE FLOOR. WENT OUT OF DRIVEWAY ACROSS STREET AND DITCH INTO NEIGHBORS YARD THRU ANOTHER DITCH INTO ANOTHER STREET. WENT AIRBORNE TURNING OVER AGAINST POLE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. ENGINE STOPPED SCREAMING ONLY AT TIME THE LEFT WHEEL BENT UNDER THE CAR.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
725017
Machine
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