# 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `619087` · 2007-04-03 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 27,000
## Narrative
ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY JEEP LURCHED FORWARD WHILE PARKING. THE 1ST TIME I HAD TO PUT 2 FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP IT, & THE JEEP WAS STILL TRYING TO DRAG ITSELF FORWARD. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER. ON MARCH 28, 2007, I HAD A MAJOR INCIDENT THAT HAS LEFT ME TERRIFIED OF EVER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN.    I PULLED OVER TO TRANSFER SOME THINGS TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I PUT MY JEEP IN PARK & LEFT IT RUNNING.  I GOT OUT OF THE JEEP (MY DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPEN) & AS I GOT TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO SLOWLY ROLL BACKWARDS. I RAN BACK & TRIED REACH THE BRAKE, BUT MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF & I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. THE JEEP LET OUT A ROAR - IT WAS REVVING UNCONTROLABLY (NORMAL IN A VEHICLE THAT IS IN PARK) - THEN I FELT A BANG & THE JEEP TOOK OFF, IN REVERSE, LIKE A SHOT.  MY RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I SCRAMBLED FRANTICALLY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE. MY SHOE CAME OFF, I WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND BY MY OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR & RUN OVER BY MY OWN JEEP. THE TRUCK CONTINUED IN REVERSE & SLAMMED INTOANOTHER VEHICLE.  I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS, A CT SCAN, AND A TETANUS SHOT.  I HAVE A BROKEN TAILBONE, STAPLES CLOSING A GASH IN MY HEAD, ABRASIONS ON MY FEET AND HANDS, WRENCHED BACK & NECK &  SEVERE DIZZYNESS. I KNOW I PUT THE CAR IN PARK.  I HEARD THE DOOR LOCKS RELEASE.  WHEN I HIT THE GAS, THE ENGINE REVVED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE BANGING INTO REVERSE & TAKING OFF. IF THE CAR HAD ACTUALLY BEEN IN REVERSE, IT WOULD HAVE ROLLED AS SOON
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