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2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

crash2 injured · 1433291 · 2017-12-15

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Miles at failure
100
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 35 DAYS. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SIDE STREET AND MY BRAKES FAILED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS COMING UPON A 3 WAY STOP SIGN. MY BREAKS JAMMED,AND FAILED TO STOP. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AND WE BOTH WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES. MY JEEP WAS TOTALED. ALL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I HAD ALL FRONT END DAMAGE. I FEEL THEIR IS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE BREAK MODULATOR, OR THE AUTO STOP FEATURE WHEN YOU APPLY YOUR BREAKS TO STOP. I WAS ALMOST KILLED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR WITH THIS AUTO FEATURE AGAIN. OF COURSE NOTHING WAS FOUND.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11054974
Machine
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