# 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1296501` · 2016-07-07 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 41,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
ON JUNE 24, 2016, BETWEEN 1:30 PM AND 2 PM, I WAS DRIVING FROM BRENTWOOD CA TO VALLEJO CA ON HWY 780 W AND AFTER TURNING A CURVE ON THE FREEWAY WHICH SLOPED DOWN TOWARDS CURTOLA PARKWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR AFTER I EMERGED FROM THE OVERPASS WHICH WAS AT LEAST 5 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE THE CARS AHEAD OF ME WHICH WAS STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT.  HOWEVER, THE JEEP CONTINUED TO ROLL EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR BOARD.  WHEN I REALIZED THE JEEP DID NOT STOP, AFTER CHECKING FOR VEHICLES ON THE LEFT FROM THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, I SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I STILL HIT THE LEFT CORNER OF THE NISSAN TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. I DAMAGED THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE FRONT OF MY JEEP.      THE JEEP IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT TO ME, MY THREE PASSENGERS, AND OTHER VEHICLES HAD I BEEN TRAVELLING AT A HIGH SPEED.  I COMPLIED WITH ALL AVAILABLE RECALL REPAIRS INCLUDING THE BRAKE RECALL IN 2014 AND ALL THE SUGGESTED CHRYSLER MAINTENANCE ON THE JEEP.    I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE GEICO AND TO CHRYSLER.
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