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2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash1 injured · 601625 · 2006-11-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
12,500

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN A CAR WASH. WHEN I WAS TO MOVE TO THE DRYING POSITION I COULD NOT GET THE JEEP OUT OF PARK. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WIGGLED THE SHIFT LEVEL. I THEN STARTED THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF PARK, BUT THE ENGINE ROARED AND TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR OR TURN ENGINE OFF. I CRASHED INTO A BLOCK WALL OF A STORE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. IT WAS LIKE BEING ON A ROCKET WITH NO CONTROL. ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORT I TRAVELED ABOUT 60 YARDS. HAVE NO IDEA OF SPEED ATTAINED. THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING ALL THE WAY. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO DAIMLER-CHRYSLER ON 10/27/06. THEY SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT JEEP, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE YET. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10172433
Machine
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