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1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash2 injured · 286254 · 2001-04-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVEWAY. STRAPPED CHILD IN CARSEAT , GOT IN, PUT OUR SEAT BELTS ON, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED FORWARD WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE GAS. CAR RAN INTO A ROCK WALL CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, WENT UP THE WALL AND ALMOST ROLLED COMMING TO REST HALF ON HALF OFF THE WALL.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
743418
Machine
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