# 1998 DODGE NEON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `224633` · 2000-08-11 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** NEON
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 50-55MPH  STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING  DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH  MINOR INJURIES.  *AK       THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY  AND THE BRAKES LOCKED.  THE VEHICLE COULD  NOT BE REPAIRED AFTER ACCIDENT DUE TO INFERIOR STRUCTURE AND BODY.  THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD BY DECEPTIVE TACTICS AND TO COVER UP PRIOR ACCIDENT, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REVEAL SERVICE RECORDS.  *YH
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