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2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1350518 · 2017-01-21

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
58 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING TO MY DAUGHTERS WHEN THE JEEP SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. CROSSED CENTER LINE, HIT GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED THREE TIMES DOWN THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY NO CARS WERE COMING. MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FIRE WAS WEDGED IN THE GUARD RAIL. I WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND MANAGED TO UNDO MY SEAT BELT AND CRAWL OUT BACK BROKEN WINDOW. THE MAN BEHIND ME WROTE A LETTER TELLING ME HOW HE WAS JUST FOLLOWING ME AND I JUST LOST CONTROL, HE'S THE ONE WHO CALLED 911 AND SAID HE WAS CHECKING FOR "SURVIVORS". THIS WAS A SUNNY JUNE MORNING, NOTHING ON THE ROAD. ITS LIKE THE JEEP HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. AFTER SURGERY ON MY SHOULDER AND TRYING TO GET BACK TO WORK, I WAS FORCED TO GO ON DISABILITY. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS RECALL YEARS AGO. MY LIFE HAS CHANGED BECAUSE OF IT. THE JEEP WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF COURSE.THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF IRON RIVER, MI ON US-2. THIS WHOLE THING HAS CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10946850
Machine
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