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2014 JEEP CHEROKEE — ENGINE

1 injured · 1426358 · 2017-11-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
36,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AS USUALLY (SO VEHICLE WAS PARKED). ON TOP OF MY GARAGE THERE IS MY NEIGHBOR'S APARTMENT AND MY APARTMENT IS ON TOP OF THE NEIGHBOR'S APARTMENT. I AM COMPLETELY SURE THAT, WHEN I CAME HOME THE NIGHT BEFORE, I HAD SHUT OFF THE CAR (USING THE PUSH BUTTON- THE CAR HAS A KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM) BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THE CAR TURNED ON BY ITSELF. WE DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT IT RAN ENOUGH TIME TO FILL MY NEIGHBOR'S APT. WITH FUMES AND ALSO THE FUMES REACHED MY APT. UPSTAIRS WHERE I WAS SLEEPING WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE TWO OF US (MY DAUGHTER AND I) WERE LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD ALL MY WINDOWS OPEN (IT WAS HOT THAT NIGHT) BUT MY NEIGHBOR ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 3 WEEKS. AT LEAST 19 DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED NATIONS WIDE DUE TO KEYLESS IGNITION MALFUNCTIONING ISSUES. THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BUT THERE ISN'T ONE IN ANY CAR THAT HAVE THIS KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. ALSO VERY FEW MANUFACTURERS HAVE ADDED A BEEPING OR AUDIO ALARM TO WARN DRIVERS THEY HAVE WALKED AWAY WITH THE FOB BUT FAILED TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I DID TURNED OFF MY CAR BUT STILL IT TURNED ON BY ITSELF, CAUSING MY CAR TO IDLE IN THE GARAGE FOR MANY HOURS. I BELIEVE THE START/STOP BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR IS ACTUALLY MALFUNCTIONING. HOWEVER WHEN I TOLD THIS TO JEEP DEALER THEY SAID THE CAR IS PERFECT AND THEY WANT TO GIVE ME BACK ONLY $15K. I PAID $24K FOR THAT VERY DANGEROUS CAR! SINCE THE IN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11047265
Machine
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