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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1221923 · 2015-09-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
14,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT 2 INCIDENTS WHERE MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS ROLLED AFTER IT WAS \PUT INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE 1ST TIME HAPPENED ON 9/4/15 AFTER PARKING MY JEEP AND EXITING THE VEHICLE IT ROLLED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 1' INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. NO DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND ONLY SMALL SCRATCHES ON MY REAR BUMPER. THE 2ND TIME WAS 9/5/15, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE ON A SMALL INCLINE THE VEHICLE ROLLED 2' FORWARD INTO A GUARD RAIL POST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER AND GRILL. I BROUGHT MY JEEP TO THE SMITH HAVEN CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER TODAY 9/23/15 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME "THIS IS NORMAL ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE" AND "IT SHOULD NOT ROLL MORE THAN 3 FEET". I COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO ABOUT IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10775391
Machine
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