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2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash2 injured · 542529 · 2005-07-05

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
GALANT
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
79,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING AT 30 MILES AN HOUR ON CITY STREET. PREPARED TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS WAS STEERED TO THE CURB FLIPPED AND CRASHED ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RACING AFTER THE VEHICLE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER AND PASSEGER WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED WITH CUTS AND BUMPS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10127555
Machine
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