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2004 JEEP LIBERTY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 injured · 737494 · 2009-09-29

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2004 JEEP LIBERTY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *NJ THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC. HER HUSBAND AND HIS EMPLOYER WERE TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO THE WORK BAY, DUE TO A BROKEN BALL JOINT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STEERED. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS GUIDING THE VEHICLE WITH A FLOOR JACK, WHILE THE OTHER MECHANIC WAS GENTLY GIVING IT GAS TO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD AT FULL SPEED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS DRAGGED 15 FEET THEN CRUSHED AGAINST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS SERIOUSLY. INJURED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10286431
Machine
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