← NHTSA complaints

1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 306540 · 2001-08-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH A BOAT HOOKED ON BACK, IT TOOK OFF INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING ,CAUSING BOAT TO COME THROUGH BACK WINDOW. ALSO, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO WATER. DRIVER HAD TO JUMP IN CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO GET CONTROL AGAIN. DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
893692
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown