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2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1385384 · 2017-06-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
86,900

Severity

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

Narrative

ON A CITY STREET, STOPPED CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND GOT OUT ENGINE RUNNING.I WALKED BEHIND CAR TO A HOUSE TO GET SOMETHING OFF OF THE PORCH. WHEN I TURNED AROUND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER WHERE I PARKED IT. IT WAS IN THE YARD OF THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR AND HAD CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBORS SHORT WALL AND PATIO SET. THE CAR WAS RESTING ON A CINDER BLOCK. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE IT OUT OF THE YARD. IT DID DAMAGE TO THE WALL AND THE PATIO SET. THE STREET WHERE I PARKED WAS LEVEL, IT WAS NOT ROLLING WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I DIDN'T SEE IT UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FORTH TIME MY CAR HAS NOT STAYED IN PARK. ON TIME I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OUT AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACK, I HOPPED BACK IN AND STOPPED IT. THE OTHER TIMES I CAUGHT IT BEFORE I GOT OUT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10995643
Machine
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