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2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1329940 · 2016-10-29

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS HOW JEEP (FCA) HAS ALLOWED A DRIVER TO BACK-UP WITH THE LIFTGATE OPEN, WITHOUT A CHIME OR OTHER LOUD WARNING (SIMILAR TO THAT WHEN YOUR DOORS ARE OPEN. BY ACCIDENT I BACKED UP AFTER AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING THE LIFTGATE AND ASSUMING IT WAS CLOSED. THE LIFTGATE WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE AND AUTOMATICALLY RE-OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND UNFORTUNATELY THE LIFTGATE RUBBED AGAINST THE CIELING OF THE GARAGE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LIFTGATE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I CONTACTED JEEP TO LOG MY COMPLAINT BUT WAS REBUFFED AND BELIEVE ME, FOR THEIR ATTITUDE IN ADDRESSING A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, I WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER JEEP. NO VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE BACKUP WITH THE LIFTGATE OPEN, AND WITHOUT A CHIME TO ALERT THE DRIVER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10920012
Machine
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