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1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

crash · 323618 · 2001-11-15

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH ENGINE IDLING AND GEARSHIFT IN PARK, I GOT OUT OF JEEP AND THEN HEARD A LOUD CLUNK. THE JEEP THEN BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWNHILL UNTIL IT HIT A FENCE WHICH CAUSED IT TO STOP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCKEAN'S JEEP EAGLE IN PITTSBURGH, PA WHO TOLD ME THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MC KEAN'S SUBSEQUENTLY CHARGES ME $2,500 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
754566
Machine
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