TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 (NA) JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE "SERVICE TRANSMSSION" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FOLLOWING THE COLLISION, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION, THE CONTACT SUFFERED A BACK INJURY. THE FRONT PASSENGER ALSO SUFFERED A BACK INJURY AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE LEG. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE MOUTH. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS SUFFERED UNKNOWN INJURIES. ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED THAT THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE ISSUE DETAILED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.