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2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1314240 · 2016-09-03

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND I HIT THE BRAKE AND THEN SLIGHTLY HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND MY TRUCK ACCELERATED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL SMASHING INTO TWO OF MY NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLES! IF IT WASN'T FOR MY NEIGHBOR'S TRUCK STOPPING ME, I WOULD HAVE KEPT GOING INTO A LARGE TREE IN FRONT YARD OR HOUSE! EXTREMELY SCARY!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10903492
Machine
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