# 2002 LAND ROVER FREELANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `750849` · 2010-01-03 · Land Rover
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LAND ROVER
- **Model:** FREELANDER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Land Rover
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 79,950
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THE FIRST TIME, IT DID SO WHILE STOPPED, WAITING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PASS BEFORE ENTERING THE ROADWAY. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE LUNGED IN FRONT OF THE ONCOMING CAR, AND I COULDN'T STOP IT, NOT MATTER HOW MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE I APPLIED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND DRIVE ACROSS THE ROAD TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, CRASHING MY VEHICLE INTO SOME BUSHES. I VERIFIED THERE WAS NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CARPET OR MAT. THE SECOND TIME, I SLOWED COMING INTO A ROUND ABOUT, WAITING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PASS. AS THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, IT WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IN THE CIRCLE, BUT HAVING HAD THE FIRST ACCIDENT, I INSTINCTIVELY PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, AND REACHED OVER AND DISENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, AVOIDING THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REVVED TO OVER 4000 RPM BEFORE TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE AROUND. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
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