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2007 DODGE NITRO 4X4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 655716 · 2008-01-30

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
NITRO 4X4
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
6,980
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

- VEHICLE DELAY WHEN PULLING OUT OR BACKING UP, THEN WITH OUT NOTICE SURGE. - DRIVING UP LARGE HILL, COMING UP ON TRACTOR AND TRAILER AHEAD, DOING 45 MPH, LEFT OFF GAS SLIGHTLY TO ADJUST SPEED WENT TO RESUME SPEED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, NO POWER, LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON DASH AND ENGINE HAD NOT CUT OUT. TWO TO THREE SECONDS LATER, ENGINE/VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. -PULLING OUT OF DRIVE WAY, ON A INCLINE AND ACCELERATING, THEN LEFT OFF GAS TO LEVEL SPEED BEFORE A BEND. VEHICLE THROTTLE DID NOT RESPOND AND CONTINUED AT SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES, " BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND". DROVE VEHICLE INTO SOMEONE'S YARD, AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. - DRIVING A CONGESTED STREET IN A TOWN, NO MORE THAN 25 MPH, BETWEEN STOP SIGNS. VEHICLE CONTINUED AT SPEED WHEN LEFT OFF GAS, BRAKES DID WORK. LEFT AMPLE ROOM TO STOP, BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10216524
Machine
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