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1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

crash · 307119 · 2001-08-04

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE PUT THE JEEP IN PARK AND LEFT IT IDLING TO GO BACK INTO OUR HOUSE TO RTIEVE SOMETHING SHE HAD FORGOTTE. ONCE IN THE HOUSE SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW THAT THE JEEP HAD CRASHED INTO A TREE LOCATED JUST BEHIND WHERE SHE HAD LEFT IT IN PARK. I CALLED THE JEEP BUSINESS WHERE I HAVE BEEN HAVING IT SERVICED FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND ASKED IF THEY HAD A RECORD OF THIS TYPE MALFUNCTION AND OR A RECALL COTICE FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED THEIR COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT. I HAD IT REPAIRED WHICH COST STATE FARM AND PROBALY A RATE HIKE FOR ME AND A $500 DEDUCT THAT I PAID, PLUS A $275 CAR RENTAL FEE I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A CAR FOR THEE WEEKS. LATER I SAW AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THEY COLD SHOULDERED ME, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. I WANT TO KANOW HOW TO PROCEED TO GET MY EXPENSES BACK AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
749808
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