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2009 JEEP WRANGLER — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

crash · 1281224 · 2016-05-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
121,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A FEW WEEKS AFTER GETTING THE RHD CLOCK SPRING REDESIGNED STYLE I KEPT GOING OUT OF CONTROL ON TURNS,AND WHEN THE ROAD WAS COVERED IN SNOW THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP AND I WOULD GO OUT OF CONTROL AND SPIN IN A CIRCLE. THE NEW DESIGN CLOCK SPRING DIDN'T WORK FROM THE BEGINNING,AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC EVENT A NEW OLD STYLE CLOCKSPRING HAD TO BE INSTALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE 7TH TIME

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10863817
Machine
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