Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / CHEROKEE / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001151443 Incident Date: Jun, 29 2001
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CHEROKEE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:park/neutral start interlock switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4FT68S7TL Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 09 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Pe01021; vehicle was turned off while consumer hooked a boat to the back of vehicle. boat weighed less than a 1,000 lbs. vehicle rolled back, hitting side of the trailer and into lake houston under 12ft of water. vehicle was totaled. consumer had not made any contacts to manufacturer and dealer at this time*ak. consumer states while loading boat onto the trailer, all 4 wheels of the jeep were not in the water, the emergency brake was pulled and the vehicle was in park, consumer leaned in vehicle to turn key off when it began to move backward, both the trailer and the jeep went completely underwater, when the vehicle was pulled out, the emergency brake was still on and the tires were rolling. *slc