← NHTSA complaints

2006 JEEP COMMANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 645096 · 2007-11-06

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
COMMANDER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
16,500
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED UP AGAIN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, BUT WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER REACHED REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,500.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10208055
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown