Complaint 260255
1998 CHRYSLER LHS • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL • incident Oct 19, 2000
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 260255
- Make
- CHRYSLER
- Model
- LHS
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Incident Date
- Oct 19, 2000
- Date Received
- Dec 7, 2000
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Owner Narrative
WAS DRIVING 40MPH & CAME UPON A STOP LIGHT. WAS WAITING AT STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE WATER. MANAGED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. HIT THE BALANET HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AN D BRAKES FAILED. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.