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2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 1292917 · 2016-06-27

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
5,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MONOSTABLE ELECTRONIC (E-SHIFT) GEARSHIFT. AS I CAME TO A STOP TO GET MY MAIL, I SHIFTED MY GEARSHIFT TO PARK. HOWEVER IT JUMPED BACK TO REVERSE, AND AS I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT, IT WAS ALREADY ROLLING BACKWARDS ONTO THE STREET. THE DOOR SLAMMED ME DOWN AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ROLLED OVER MY KNEES CAUSING A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND SOME KNEE ABRASIONS. MY NIECE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AS IT ROLLED AWAY ONTO THE STREET. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS ON THE STREET, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAD TO JUMP INTO THE DRIVER SEAT TO STOP THE CAR. MY NEIGHBOR CALLED 911 AND THE AMBULANCE, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND POLICE CAME. I WAS SENT TO THE ER BECAUSE OF THESE INJURIES. I ALSO HAVE ALL OF THIS CAPTURED THROUGH MY DASHBOARD CAMERA AND HAVE A POLICE REPORT. I WAS WELL AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL, BUT BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THIS GEARSHIFT, IT IS INEVITABLE THAT MORE AND MORE INJURIES ARE OCCURRING. JUST ONE WEEK LATER WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, ANTON YELCHIN DIED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A LAWSUIT AND PROPER COMPENSATION FOR THESE INJURIES.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10876715
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