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2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 519818 · 2005-03-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
33,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING HITTING A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION COMING OFF A CAR WASH LINE. WHEN THE CAR WASH ATTENDANT TURNED ON THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE TOO OFF BY ITSELF AFTER A HUGE POWER SURGE AND CHARGED OUT OF THE CAR WASH HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT AND DRAGGING IT ACROSS FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC, THROUGH ANOTHER PARKING LOT AND HITTING TWO PARKED CARS AND STOPPING BY HITTING A BRICK WALL. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE TIME BUT IT DID NO GOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 40 MPH UNTIL THE FINAL CRASH. *TC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10109672
Machine
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