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2019 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1972610 · 2024-03-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
40,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space and pressing the brake pedal the braking system malfunctioned causing and the vehicle accelerated forward and crashed into two parked vehicles. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed to the home. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer was unable to diagnosed a failure had occurred. Later, while the daughter was driving at highway speeds the failure reoccurred and the vehicle would not accelerate and the braking system malfunctioned. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and rolled to a stop. After switching the transmission back to the drive position the vehicle operated as normal and was driven to the home. The vehicle was later towed to the dealer. The cause of the failures were not yet determined. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11575500
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown