1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Start: 2001-08-30

crash · 316097 · 2001-09-28

Vehicle

Make: CHRYSLER
Model: SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE TRAFFIC BARRIERS APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES BEFORE STOPPING. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ACCELERATOR CABLE FRAYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 897053
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown