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2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 586196 · 2006-06-25

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
54,000

Severity

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

Narrative

2002 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE -AT 6:40 A.M. BACKED INTO PARKING SPOT WHERE I WORK; PULLED FORWARD AND STRAIGHTENED UP BACKED INTO SPOT; JEEP JUMPED CURB HIT BUILDING; PUT JEEP IN DRIVE; JEEP CATAPULTED FORWARD AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WENT THROUGH AN IRON FENCE INTO A LONG TERM PARKING LOT; STOPPED HITTING ANOTHER JEEP HEAD ON AND A CONCRETE BASE; IRON FENCE DAMAGE TO TWO ADDITIONAL CARS PARKED. NO ONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED; ONLY INJURIES WERE TO MYSELF WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. EMS AND POLICE ARRIVED AND POLICEMAN TURNED OFF JEEP WHICH WAS STILL ACCELERATING AFTER IMPACT. JEEP WAS TOTALED AND ALL DAMAGES ARE BEING COVERED BY OUR STATE FARM INSURANCE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10160710
Machine
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