# 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `535611` · 2005-05-18 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** LIBERTY
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
THREE CAR CRASHES SINCE OCTOBER 2004.  ALL BETWEEN 5-15 MPH. ALL WHERE REAR-END COLLISIONS BY MY VEHICLE.  DID NOT MAKE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THREE ACCIDENTS UNTIL THE THIRD ACCIDENT YESTERDAY WHEN I REAR-ENDED A CAR.  FROM A STOPPED POSITION I WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF CAR LENGTHS BEHIND A VEHICLE.  THE CAR IN FRONT MOVED FORWARD BUT STOPPED, I DID THE SAME, BUT MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES.  IN ALL THREE ACCIDENTS IT SEEMED MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I HAD ROOM FOR THE BRAKES TO PREVENT THESE ACCIDENTS.  I CONSIDERED THE FIRST TWO ACCIDENTS UNAVOIDABLE UNTIL THE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY SO I DID NOT CONSIDER THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE FAILURE IN THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS.   I'VE BECOME VERY AWARE OF TAIL GATING AND LEFT ROOM BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  BEFORE OCTOBER 2004 I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 15-20 YEARS.  IN THE LAST 8 YEARS I'VE LIVED IN HOUSTON I'VE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS.
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