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2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 312061 · 2001-08-29

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, ALWAYS UNDER FIVE MILES AN HOUR, I WOULD STEP N THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WANTED TO KEEP GOING. ON THE OCCASION OF THE ACCIDENT, I APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE. AN INVSESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER CHECK THE VEHICLE ON 8/29/01 AND INDICATED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SITS HIGH THAN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I HIT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MY FOOT IS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO HIT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. IN A PREVIOUS INCIDENT, I WAS IN PARK , PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND IT LERCHED BACKWARD. THE INVESTIGATOR COULD ONLY DUPLICATE THE SITUATION BY PUTTING HIS FOOT ON BOTH THE BRACK AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
751330
Machine
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