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2005 JEEP LIBERTY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 775055 · 2010-03-17

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN WHICH WE WERE RIDING ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR ACCIDENTALLY. THE SECOND TIME (THE VERY NEXT TIME WE STARTED THE JEEP), I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW OUR DESCENT DOWN A LONG DRIVEWAY. I AM POSITIVE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE JEEP LUNGED FORWARD AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS TO TURN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE JEEP OVERTURNED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 26, 2008 AND WAS REPORTED THAT DAY TO THE POLICE AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE 2010 TOYOTA INCIDENTS HAVE PROMPTED ME TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT, BUT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED A YEAR EARLIER. AGAIN, I REPEAT: THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10320579
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