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2001 DODGE NEON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 260721 · 2000-11-30

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
NEON
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

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

Narrative

GAS PEDAL FOLDED OVER AT APPROX A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, TOWARDS DRIVER WHEN DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. SINCE THERE WAS NO SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR THE FOOT TO REST ON, THE FOOT SLID OFF THE GAS PEDAL, SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE BRAKE. DURNING THE FOOT SLIDING, TIP OF SHOE CAUGHT SMALL PART OF GAS PEDAL STILL ATTACHED CAUSING CAR TO SURGE RESULTING IN COLLISION OF PARKED CAR WITH RIGHT REAR BUMPER OF NEON. GAS PEDAL AT THIS TIME WAS NOTED TO HAVE SPLIT/BROKE AT EXACT SAME SPOT ON OUTSIDE OF GAS PEDAL, BY BRAKE, AND INSIDE OF GAS PEDAL NEAR CONSOL. BOTH SPLITS ARE RIGHT ABOVE WHERE SMALL SCREWS CONNECT A VERY THIN, PLASTIC GAS PEDAL TO METAL ROD AT BOTTOM 1/4 OF PEDAL. DODGE DEALER INSIST THIS BREAK WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY BY A HUMAN . YET THEY ALSO INSIST THAT THIS PART WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO BREAK. WOW I HAVE A VERY STRONG 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER ! I THANK GOD THAT SHE WAS ONLY BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN 3 TIMES ONLY WHEN THIS OCCURED.. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
737110
Machine
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