# 2012 LAND ROVER LR4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `969136` · 2013-03-19 · 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:** LR4
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Land Rover
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 19,600
## Narrative
STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF.  THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITH A FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE- WE CONTINUED TO PUSH ON THE  BRAKE AND VEERED OFF TO THE SIDE BUT CLIPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. IT WAS LIKE WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE.  *TR
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