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2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 585447 · 2006-06-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
24,300

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO CAMPGROUND SPOT AND STOPPED. I GOT OUT OF THE BACK SEAT, LEAVING THE BACK DOOR OPEN, AND STOOD BEHIND THE VEHICLE. WIFE WAS SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT FULL THROTTLE. WIFE WAS PUSHING BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED BACKWARDS, CATCHING REAR DOOR ON POWER POLE AND REMOVING DOOR AND JAMMING DRIVER DOOR SHUT. I LEAPED TO THE SIDE, THE VEHICLE BARELY MISSING ME, VEHICLE CONTINUED ABOUT 100 FEET INTO A FIELD, THEN STOPPED. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10160121
Machine
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