# 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `308247` · 2001-08-16 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH  VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THIS DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. CONSUMER KEPT PUSHING  BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. MILEAGE WAS 3000.  THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON 4 AUG 2001 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH IN A PARKING GARAGE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN REVERSE.  APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO JEEP WAS $5700.00, DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. BOTH TIMES, NO INJURIES.*AK   *SLC
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