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1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

crash · 503760 · 2004-10-15

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, WENT IN REVERSE CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED AND THE DOOR OPENED, THE CONSUMER THEN WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, ROLLED AND HIT A TREE WHICH CAUSED $3000 IN DAMAGES. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THE NEXT DAY, SHE WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER 7 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10097349
Machine
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