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2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 1618871 · 2019-11-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
34,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED VEHICLE IN SLOPED PARKING LOT LEFT VEHICLE RUNNING WALKED BEHIND JEEP WITH TALIGATE LIFTED TO REMOVE WET ITEMS FROM JEEP. NOTICED THE JEEP WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS MY QUICK REACTION WAS TO JUMP BACK IN DRIVERS SEAT TO TURN OFF CAR. WHILE DOING THIS THE JEEP PUSHED ME BACKWARDS FLAT ON MY BACK AND BROKE MY T11 AND T12 ON 9-14-2019. THIS RESULTED IN SURGERY AND STRESS WHILE NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MODEL OF JEEP AND APPEARS THERE WAS POWER TRAIN ISSUES IN 2017 AND COULD BE CARRIED OVER INTO 2018 MODELS. PLEASE ADVISE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11278595
Machine
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