# 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `547709` · 2005-08-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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