2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Start: 2004-09-11

crash2 injured · 495974 · 2004-09-14

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure: 42,000
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE ENGAGING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT 60 MPH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND WAS AIRBORNE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. VEHICLE ENDED UP LANDING IN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. NO REPORT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10092065
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown