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2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 536608 · 2005-05-25

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
27,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT TODAY. CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT, A CAR WAS BRAKING AHEAD AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKE. THE CONSUMERS BREAKS DID NOT RESPOND. THE TACHOMETER WAS GOING UP. CONSUMER HIT BRAKES A SECOND TIME, STILL DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER HIT OTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN VEHICLE STOPPED. PREVIOUS WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, MECHANIC SAID IT JUST NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. LAST FRIDAY AT ONE POINT IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB. JEEP STATED THERE WAS A SERVICE ALERT OR RECALL.*AK IN THE PAST CONSUMER ASKED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHEN THE DRIVER TRIES TO SLAM ON BRAKES INSTEAD HITS BOTH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE OF IT BEING SO CLOSE TOGETHER.*SB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10122109
Machine
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