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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1063387 · 2014-05-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
20,000

Severity

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

Narrative

JEEP WAS TURNED ON WHILE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. ENGINE BEGAN TO REV, JEEP THEN LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BRAKE WAS STILL APPLIED. JEEP CAME TO STOP APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM WHERE THE JEEP WAS TURNED ON. IT WAS A SCARY RIDE, NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10587321
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown