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1999 DODGE DURANGO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 291389 · 2001-05-05

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, STARTED VEHICLE TO MOVE IT ABOUT 5 FEET, PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR THEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DRIVER ADVOIDED TRUCK ON HIS LEFT VEHICLE HIT THE SIDES OF THREE TREES ON RIGHT, DRIVER ADVIODED HEAD ON WITH A PARKED CAR BY TURNING LEFT HARD, ENTERING A DRIVEWAY HITTING A GATE, FENCE AND FENCEPOST, THEN HITTING ANOTHER FENCE AND FENCEPOST STOPPING AT A GARAGE WALL. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AT IMPACT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
744962
Machine
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