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2018 JEEP RENEGADE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1556197 · 2019-04-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
RENEGADE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
14,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY ON A STRAIGHTAWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. WITH OUT WARNING MY CAR TURNED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND DID NOT BRAKE. I HIT AN EMBANKMENT AT FULL SPEED AND ROLLED. I WAS NOT IMPAIRED NOR DID I FALL ASLEEP; HOWEVER, DUE TO INJURIES I SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS CAUSING ME TO LEAVE THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SKID OR SWERVE AND DROVE TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT STARTED ROLLING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO DISCOVER POSSIBLE REASONS FOR IT SUDDENLY PULLING RIGHT WITHOUT BRAKES. THANKFULLY, THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE SAVED MY LIFE, BY ALL ACCOUNTS THEY WERE EXPECTING A FATALITY. I WALKED AWAY WITH MY LIFE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS JEEP RENEGADE TRAILHAWK 4X4 TO SUDDENLY TURN RIGHT AND NOT SLOW DOWN AS I KNOW I WOULD NOT HAVE LEFT THE ROAD IN THAT MANNER FOR NO REASON AND CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING ON THE BRAKES AND PULLING TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE EMBANKMENT. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE JEEP BRAND AND KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT, THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THIS VEHICLE ARE AMAZING!

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
11194795
Machine
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