1997 JEEP CHEROKEE — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Start: 1997-12-25

crash · 98773 · 1998-02-18

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: CHEROKEE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

Severity

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

Narrative

WENT TO START VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON AND VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS AND THEN ACCELERATING. IT CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S HUSBAND'S TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 820191
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown