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2021 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1956273 · 2024-01-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving on a road when the car suddenly accelerated for no apparent reason. I hit the brake and nothing happened. When the car accelerated, it was like when you hit resume when you have cruise control on. I did not have cruise control on. To avoid hitting a vehicle in front of me, I went off the road to the right, hit a chain link fence and stopped in a field. The car was declared a total loss by the insurance company. Earlier that day, the car was giving me a warning to brake, when I was not near another vehicle. On other occasions before this, the car would tell me to put my hands on the steering wheel when I was gripping the steering wheel.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11564196
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown