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1999 JEEP WRANGLER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

crash · 507299 · 2005-01-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
67,000

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC WHILE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN IN BACK OF A TRUCK. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO POWER TRAIN COMPUTER FROM THE 1998 SERVICE BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN STATED THAT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 103 CELSIUS IT COULD CAUSE HIGH RPM IN PARKING LOT MANEUVERS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO ALL 99 MODELS. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE. *TC *SC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10101296
Machine
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