1999 DODGE DURANGO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 DODGE DURANGO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2006-12-07

crash1 injured · 605719 · 2006-12-08

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: DURANGO
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 118,000
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

BECAUSE OF IT'S PROXIMITY TO THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED INADVERTENTLY WHILE MANEUVERING IN ICY CONDITIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10175559
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown