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2012 JEEP LIBERTY — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1386283 · 2017-06-21

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
150,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I PLACED THIS VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING INTO THE PARK POSITION ON 05/20/17 AT APPROX. 12:15 AM. I SAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I EXITED DRIVERS SIDE, CLOSED THAT DOOR AFTER PLACING PATROL ITEMS ONTO THE FRONT SEAT. I MOVED TO PASSENGER FRONT DOOR, OPENED IT AND AND RETRIEVED A PATROL BAG AND ITEMS FROM THAT SEAT. AFTER CLOSING PASSENGER DOOR AND WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE THE SHIFTER "MOVED" DOWN INTO REVERSE. WAS IT IN "FALSE PARK"? THEN THE JEEP TO BACK UP OFF CONCRETE PARKING PAD AND INTO A SHALLOW LAGOON ON FRIPP ISLAND, ST. HELENA, SC. THE FRIPP ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, TRAVELERS, TOTALLED OUT THE VEHICLE STATING IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11000376
Machine
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