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2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1008159 · 2013-09-09

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
8,170
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING LOT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE RPM'S SURGED AND I HAD TO APPLY EXTREMELY HARD FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP AFTER TRAVELING 10 TO 15 FEET. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND I TOOK THE JEEP TO YARK SERVICE IN TOLEDO OH. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES. MY WIFE TOOK THE JEEP AND WHILE PARKING HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. BEFORE SHE COULD STOP THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A POST AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED IT AS A SAFETY PROBLEM ON AUG 31. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT THAT TIME. I TOOK IT BACK THE NEXT WEEK AND THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10542584
Machine
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