# 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `478418` · 2004-06-05 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
CRASH - I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MY 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT.  I WAS BRAKING WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT ONLY THIS TIME DID IT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.  I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECK IT OUT.  THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT.  I AM PRETTY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS.  I KNOW HOW HARD I WAS BRAKING, AND IT JUST DIDN'T MATTER.  THE CAR WAS WORKING AGAINST ME.  I HAD TO THROW IT INTO PARK JUST TO STOP THE CAR. *AK
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