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2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 991433 · 2013-07-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
198,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN MY JEEP ACCELERATED, I TRIED TAPPING THE GAS PEDAL IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD AFFECT IT. THAT DIDN'T HELP, I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, I PULLED THE E-BREAK AND IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP AND I WAS REDLINING. I FINALLY SAW A REDLIGHT AND DECIDED TO THROW IT IN PARK AND IT ROLLED ANOTHER 50 FEET OR SO BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A STOP. I JUMPED OUT AND RAN BECAUSE IT WAS STILL STUCK AND REDLINING. EVERYTHING UNDER THE JEEP WAS RED AND FINALLY FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSED IT DOWN FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE TAKING THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10523234
Machine
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