NHTSA Complaint #10865683 — 2007 DODGE NITRO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RELEASE AFTER IT WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.