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2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1645944 · 2020-02-12

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
RANGE ROVER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
950

Severity

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

Narrative

I PUT MY CAR IN PARK WHILE STILL RUNNING AND EXITED IT TO GRAB SOMETHING ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY ON A FRONT PORCH. I HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE A NOISE, I TURNED MY HEAD AND SAW THE CAR STARTING TO MOVE TOWARDS ME UP A SLIGHT HILL ON ITS OWN. I RAN TO THE CAR, OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR, AND TRIED TO STOP IT BUT FELL. THE CAR RAN OVER MY FOOT AND HIT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE THAT CAUSED IT TO STOP. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT IT WAS IN FOR SERVICE FOR A FOUL ODOR THAT WAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF MY CAR. THEY HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE AND MADE A REPAIR THAT DID NOT FULLY CORRECT THE ISSUE. A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I NOTICED THERE WAS AN ISSUE ON ACCELERATION. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR IT WOULD START TO HESITATE THEN GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I WAS GOING TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE FOR THIS AND THEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN. MY FOOT GOT TRAPPED UNDER THE BACK WHEEL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REQUIRED TO REMOVE VEHICLE.*DT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENNESSY JAGUAR LAND ROVER GWINNETT (DULUTH, GA) TO BE INSPECTED. *DL

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11308801
Machine
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