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2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1728779 · 2021-02-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
42 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

STARTED MAKING A CRACKING LOSE METAL NOISE WHEN HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR TURNING THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO EITHER SIDE...WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 405 SOUTH COMING FROM THE 10 DOWNTOWN..I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AS RUSH HOUR STARTED..ON A SMALL RAMP TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AND WITHIN A SEC THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL ROLLED OUT , TRUCK LANDED HARD ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE STILL MOVING BREAKS GOT STUCK, SHIFT IT TO NATURAL, PUSH BOTTOM TO KILL THE ENGINE. AND EMERGENCY BREAK WAS APPLIED TO STOP THE TRUCK.. FENDER AND BALL JOINTS AND OTORS WERE DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE SHOCKS I BELIEVE...

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11397477
Machine
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