NHTSA Complaint #10217630 — 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10217630
Vehicle	2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	February 8, 2008
Date Filed	February 11, 2008
Mileage	60,560 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

THIS 2003 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY BELONGS TO A FRIEND. I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, WITH HER PERMISSION, BACK TO OUR HOME AFTER HAVING THE 60,000 SERVICE PERFORMED BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. I WAS STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BLOOMSBURY AVE. AND FREDERICE RD. IN CATONSVILLE, MD 21228 AT AROUND 2:30 P.M. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO "ROAR/RACE." EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN RACING FORWARD AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL I CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH, IN TURN, HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE. (ON TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICE, THIS ALSO, NEARLY HAPPENED TO HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST BEFORE HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF OUR DODGE CARAVAN. HE MENTIONED IT TO ME AS AN ODDITY.) INITIALLY, BOTH OF US THOUGHT THAT WE HAD OUR FEET EXTENDED OVER TO THE ACCELERATOR. BUT AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH WE DISCOVERED THIS RECALL. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LAND ROVER WHICH IS RESEARCHING THE VEHICLE AND WILL PROBABLY CALL IT INTO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I AM CONFIDENT THAT I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT AND THINK THAT LAND ROVER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

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