Consumer Complaint Detail
JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001089593 | Incident Date: Aug, 01 2001 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GW48N41C | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 24 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I stopped for a left turn at a 4 way intersection, in order to let the upcoming traffic pass. when it was clear, i started to turn left and slightly uphill. all of a sudden, the engine revved into the highs and with a loud noise, the car accelerated. i immediately hit the brake, but the car kept on accelerating so strongly that it was overturning to the left and while i was still on the brakes, it then accelerated into the door of a car, which was waiting at the red light and was actually standing 180 degrees towards my left, behind me when i started. the door of this car was turned significantly inwards where the front of my car hit. the other car was even pushed all the way to the curb until my car finally came to a stop. all this while i was standing on the brake. fortunately, nobody was hurt. although i had 2 witnesses, who testified the unusual acceleration and behavior of my car, i have been charged for this accident with significant damage on the other car, which turned out to be a total. my car was about 2 months old at this time, but i have been a secure driver with numerous models for more than 20 years. my long experience also includes driving a 10 ton utility truck in the military and i have never had anything similar happen. i asked my 5-star dealership to check into the electronics and the board computer. they said that they didn't find anything, so i had no case. however, i read about similar events and one in particular most recently, which provided a link to this complaint form. i didn't report this earlier, because i didn't know about this complaint possibility back then. however, the official documents are still available. thank you. jm . nm |