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2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 985491 · 2013-06-11

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
58,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT WAS IDLING IN PARK WHILE WE WERE HELPING A NEIGHBOR. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO, OUR CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ACCELERATED UP THE DRIVEWAY SMASHING INTO MY NEIGHBORS GARAGE. THERE WERE 8 WITNESS TO SEE THIS UNBELIEVABLE EVENT OCCUR. OUR NEIGHBOR HAS A LONG DRIVEWAY OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, AND OUR CAR WAS PARKED AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY GAINING SPEED WHILE HEADING TOWARDS THEIR GARAGE BEFORE SLAMMING INTO THEIR BRICK FACIA ON THE GARAGE. I CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE, AND THEN CHRYSLER WHO ONLY SAID SORRY THIS HAPPENED. CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TESTED ON WHY THIS OCCURRED, IN ADDITION TO GETTING ALL THE DAMAGE REPAIRED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10516262
Machine
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