# 1999 DODGE INTREPID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `233219` · 2000-09-05 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DODGE
- **Model:** INTREPID
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT AND  VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.   CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO  MOVE IT & IT ACCELERATED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB  INTO A DIRT PILE.  DEALER DID NOT  HAVE A REASON WHY VEHICLE ACCELERATED.  *AK   THE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FORWARD.  *YH
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