# 2001 MITSUBISHI GALANT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `542529` · 2005-07-05 · Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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.
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