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2002 JEEP LIBERTY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 934392 · 2012-08-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
133,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND CAUSED AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY TWO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 80 MPH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10470875
Machine
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