SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
70,100
Speed
50 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WAS STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION, WHEN I PLACED THE CAR INTO GEAR IT LURCHED BACK AS IT PASSED THROUGH REVERSE ,AND THEN WENT FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. THE JEEP CANNOT BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS A FULL THROTTLE. IF I HAD NOT DRIVEN IT INTO A POLE I WOULD HAVE HIT NUMEROUS OTHER CARS. THE JEEP DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY CERTAIN THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR.*AK