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1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 324449 · 2001-11-28

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1998
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 SLOWLY BACKING UP WITH TRAILER ATTACHED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TRAILER JACK KNIFED AND CRASHED INTO METAL BUILDING. CONSUMER HAD BRAKES APPLIED. THEN, SHIFTED TO DRIVE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 35-40 MPH ,AND HEADED TOWARDS A LAKE. CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE TO STOP VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 5000.00, DAMAGE TO BUILDING UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
899601
Machine
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