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2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1518924 · 2018-11-27

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
119,259

Severity

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

Narrative

THE EVENTS DESCRIBED TAKE PLACE ON THE LOT OF AN AUTO AUCTION. ON 11/27/18 A COUPLE CO-WORKERS OF MINE APPROACH ME REGARDING LOOKING AT OUR SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE TO SEE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR. WE TAKE A GANDER AND WHAT WE SEE SHOCKS US. A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER. WHEN IT WAS PULLED ONTO THE LOT, THEY BEGAN CHECKING IT IN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, IT WAS PARKED, EMERGENCY BRAKE PULLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK. MY CO-WORKERS GO INTO OUR GARAGE, LEAVING THE VAN IDLING IN THE LOT. THE SECURITY FOOTAGE SHOWS THAT, EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS PULLED AND VAN PUT INTO IDLE, THE VAN STARTED ROLLING ON IT'S OWN. IT ROLLED ITSELF ALL THE WAY INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON OUR LOT. WHEN THE VAN WAS FOUND, IT WAS NO LONGER IN PARK, BUT IN EITHER NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. THE PARKING BREAK, WAS NO LONGER SET. I CAN PROVIDE VIDEO FOOTAGE UPON REQUEST.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11154303
Machine
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