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2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 931784 · 2012-08-02

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE BUT ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AGAIN UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND BY THE CONTACT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO STARTED TO SHAKE AND BOUNCE AS THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10468916
Machine
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