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2021 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

crash · 1847097 · 2022-10-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Speed
33 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was approaching the location where I was about to turn and began to slow down. Out of no where, the forward collision detection system was set off and automatic braking was applied, causing the SUV behind me to go right off the roadway to avoid a rear end collision. Traffic was extremely heavy at the time. The motorist caught up with me at the location I eventually turned into and accused me of slamming on brakes on purpose. I explained to them the malfunction that occured; however, they were still rightfully upset due to them having children in their vehicle, which caused panic. I let them know I would be reaching out to report the situation, as well as turning off the supposed safety feature until the issue could be rectified. This was a very dangerous situation and could have resulted in a major traffic collision, causing serious injury or death. I do have a dashcam video of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11488977
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown