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2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1224357 · 2015-09-30

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
3,600
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP (AT A GAS PUMP), PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, I STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE, WITHIN 10 SECONDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOWLY ROLLING BACKWARDS. MY VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. NOW BEING MORE AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT, I AM VERY CAREFUL TO ASSURE BOTH GEAR INDICATORS- SHIFT KNOB AND DISPLAY ON DASH- DISPLAY "P", AND CHECK VEHICLE PHYSICAL POSITION FOR MOVEMENT. I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS BOTH A LAG TO CHANGE DISPLAY AND NOT A POSITIVE INDICATION OF THE PARK POSITION WHEN CHANGING GEAR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10778854
Machine
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