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2000 PLYMOUTH NEON — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

firecrash · 455488 · 2004-02-18

Vehicle

Make
PLYMOUTH
Model
NEON
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO ALLOW A VEHICLE WITH A BLOW OUT TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, LOOKED AT THE CAR WITH THE BLOW OUT AND APPARENTLY A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME FELT THE SAME WAY BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED UP HE HAD COME TO A STOP AND I COULDN'T STOP BEFORE HITTING HIM. I WAS GOING 15 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I DIDN'T EVEN SCRATCH THE OTHER VEHICLE BUT WITHIN SECONDS A FIRE STARTED COMING OUT WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE, IN A MATTER OF MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULED. THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAD LITTLE DAMAGE BUT THE FIRE ENGULFED THE REST. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10058432
Machine
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