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2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 560608 · 2005-10-30

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
8,332

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:20AM I WAS COMING OFF OF A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO THAT STOP, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE (REV) AND THAT THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ON ITS WAY DOWN FROM ABOUT 5-6K. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK BACK UP AT THE ROAD, MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL AS MIND. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION WAS SO POWERFUL THAT THE VEHICLE THAT I STRUCK WAS PUSHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE I STRUCK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLISION MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE (REV), MAKING ME SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. ONCE I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE,THROTTLE IGNITION AND ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM) LIGHT/INDICATOR WERE ON. I MOVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TO A PARKING LOT, ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE STREET AND AWAITED A TOW TRUCK, ALL THE WHILE WITH MY VEHICLE HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 08/17/05, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED OUT. ONCE ABLE TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, ALL THE ABOVE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, "WE

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10141233
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