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1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 447638 · 2004-01-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
62,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL FOR APPROX 2 MINUTES CAR LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CAR HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL, INCIDENCES OF "SHUTTING DOWN WHEN TURNING CORNERS, WHILE DRIVING, OCCASIONALLY, WHILE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR CAR WILL IDLE THEN "CLUNK" AND PULL FORWARD. AT UNDER 68,000 MILES HAS NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND NOW HAS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONLY OWND THE CAR SINCE 09/2002. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10052374
Machine
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