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2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 659872 · 2008-03-03

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MALL PARKING LOT. TRIED TO PUT JEEP IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO GEAR. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, CHECKED TO MAKE CERTAIN EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ON THEN PUT IN REVERSE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST AND BACKED INTO A PARKED CAR BEHIND ME WHICH SLID INTO CAR NEXT TO IT, WHICH SLID INTO THE CAR NEXT TO IT. IT HAPPENED IN ABOUT 1/4 SECOND AND DAMAGED 4 CARS, COUNTING THE JEEP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10219881
Machine
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