# 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `883203` · 2011-10-03 · 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:** DISCOVERY
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Land Rover
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## 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
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