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2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 563143 · 2005-11-18

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
SEBRING
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
8,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK , CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THEN, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT IT DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 11/7/2005. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10143113
Machine
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