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2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 295181 · 2001-05-26

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
SEBRING
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 3/4/01 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE GOING AROUND 15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, HE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. ON 5/25/01 I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND IT WAS IN DRIVE. ON 5/25/01 I WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BARKE WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WAS OUT OF CONTROL. I WENT OVER 2 SETS OF PARKING BLOCKS HIT A SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. AFTER I HIT THE CAR MY SON WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
745939
Machine
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