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2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 547709 · 2005-08-03

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
1,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, AND TURNING TO GET INTO A PARKING SPOT. CONSUMER TURNED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR AND ACCELERATOR STUCK, HITTING CEMENT CURVE, IT KNOCKED DOWN A CEMENT PARKING POST AND HEADED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WENT 30 FEET DOWNWARDS. HOWEVER, WAS RESTRAINED BY UNDERBRUSH. VEHICLE ENDED UP 200 FEET FROM WHERE IT INITIALLY WENT OVER THE CURB IN A RAVINE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED FOR ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP; THEY SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER CALL NHTSA. ALSO, DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD CALL THE SALESPERSON WHO SOLD THE CAR. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131433
Machine
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