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2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

crash2 injured · 639288 · 2007-09-19

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Miles at failure
19,300
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE TRYING TO STOP, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP, I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, 2 CAR PASSENGERS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. CONTACTED JEEP AND CAR WAS CHECKED BY FACTORY EXPERT AT LOCAL DEALER , NOTHING DEFECTIVE WAS FOUND WITH BRAKES . THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ROTORS WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES, COMPLAINED TO JEEP AND WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND HOW LONG THEY LAST DEPENDS ON YOUR DRIVING HABITS. I JUST HEARD ON TV THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR BRAKE FAILURE, CONTACTED JEEP AND WAS TOLD NO, THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON 05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FOR BRAKE FAILURE. EQ-10203460-4200. DATE RECEIVED 12/12/07 *JB NEW JERSEY POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10203460
Machine
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