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2021 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:MANUAL

crash · 1824324 · 2022-07-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION: ADJUSTMENT:MANUAL
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH during rainy weather conditions, a vehicle in the left lane attempted to turn into the lane in which she was in however that driver did not wait for the contact to pass and resulted in crashing into the middle-rear of the driver side. The other driver did not have his turning signals illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. During the incident, the contact crashed into a curb and then into a residential yard. The contact was able to get the vehicle out of the yard. The police arrived on the scene, and there was a police report filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was driven dealer the following day; and diagnosed failure with a left pension, chamber link, bearing, toe suspension, rear axel, and compression; all those parts were replaced. The vehicle was then driven to a tire shop for alignment repair. The contact then experienced failure with the vehicle inadvertently jerking her off the road. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer; who performed a test drive and informed the contact the lane departure was not operating. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11472950
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown