NHTSA complaint: 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH THE CONTACT STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HOLDING ONTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND INJURED THE CONTACT, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation