Consumer Complaint Detail
JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 2006
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006054951 | Incident Date: Jan, 26 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MIZE | Consumer's State: MS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This concerns an unsafe design of suv. i rented a 2006 jeep cherokee in jan. 2006 from avis rental car company. i am a frequent renter and rent a wide variety of autos. i was driving in heavy traffic when the jeep all of a sudden would not accelerate. being a very experienced driver i looked at the rpm gauge and noticed that the rpm was on "0?? indicating the jeep was not running. the radio was still playing (as this is a feature commonly available that the radio will play after the auto is switched until the door is opened). i shifted into neutral and restarted the jeep. it was not until latter that day that i realized what had happen because it happens again. in the cherokee, the key switch is located low in the dash facing the driver. this location of the key switch and the combination of a large key with a self-contained remote electronic door opener make it possible that the top of my knee could hit the key switch and effectively switch off the auto while in motion. i was able to asset the problem and react accordingly but if had been my wife or my 17 year old daughter it could have resulted in a serious accident that other wise would have been unexplainable. with the auto switched off many of the auto's systems do not work. please look into this as could save someone's life!!! *nm |