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2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 630359 · 2007-07-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A CAR WASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INJURING THREE PEOPLE. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE 400 CASES OF JEEP CHEROKEE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS GENTLEMAN WHO DIED IN AN EARLIER ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN CONNECTICUT CLAIMED THEY FILED A REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION FOR THAT SPECIFIC INCIDENT AND NO SUCH ACTION WAS INITIATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THREE MONTHS LATER HE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT AT A CARWASH IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. THE CONSUMER STATED 3 INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED, 2 CRITICALLY, ONE PASSENGER REMAINS PARALYZED A YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY MORE INCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WILL DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10196936
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