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2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 883203 · 2011-10-03

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
DISCOVERY
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Land Rover
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
83,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY - IN A PARKING GARAGE. BEGAN PULLING INTO A SPACE AND APPLIED BRAKES. ENGINE REVVED (THROTTLE OPENED?) AND ACCELERATED BY ITSELF A FEW FEET IN TO A WALL. GIVEN THAT IT WAS ONLY A FEW FEET AND A LARGE CEMENT WALL, NO MAJOR DAMAGE. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND THERE WERE WITNESSES AND PROBABLY VIDEO GIVEN THAT IT IS A PARKING GARAGE. BURNING BRAKE SMELL ALSO VERY APPARENT. I WORK IN INSURANCE AND KNOW OF THIS SORT OF CLAIM. I DID NOT MOVE MY FOOT, OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED, FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT A FACTOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10428271
Machine
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