# 1999 CHRYSLER CIRRUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `300861` · 2001-07-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHRYSLER
- **Model:** CIRRUS
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS PARKED AT GATE OF  STORAGE LOT.   SHE WAS INSIDE OF  VEHICLE  PUNCHING IN  NUMBERS TO GAIN ACCESS, AND THE GATES BEGAN TO OPEN.  THEN, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING  ENGINE ROARED UP AND  VEHICLE TOOK OFF, LIKE A JET.    VEHICLE SMASHED  INTO THE GATE, AND  CONSUMER WAS THROWN BETWEEN TWO STEEL POSTS.  THEN,  CAR WENT INTO ANOTHER BRICK WALL OF STORAGE.  THEN, IT ALMOST WENT INTO ANOTHER STORAGE ROOM AND  STOPPED DUE TO  TIRES WERE FLAT TO THE  RIMS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF  PROBLEM.*AK  CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT.   *SLC
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