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2004 JEEP LIBERTY — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 600584 · 2006-10-23

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
30,000

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE DRIVER WALKED 15 FEET AWAY, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWN A HILL INTO A POND. THE VEHICLE GAINED SPEED WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE HILL AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. THE CONTACT'S INFANT WAS STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ROLLED INTO THE WATER. BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE FATHER-IN-LAW SWAM 40 FEET FROM SHORE TO THE VEHICLE AND RETRIEVED THE BABY. ONCE THE CHILD WAS OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO SWIM TO SHORE, THE BABY AND CONTACT MADE IT SAFELY TO SHORE. THE FATHER-IN-LAW HAD A HEART ATTACK IN THE WATER AND PASSED AWAY ON THE SCENE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT AND BABY WERE ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN NHTSA RECALL #05V460000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10171624
Machine
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