Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / CHEROKEE / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068253 Incident Date: May, 28 2006
Consumer's City: LIPAN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: CHEROKEE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 jeep cherokee sport, wife parks vehicle at top of steep driveway on fairly level ground. puts transmission in "park", sets emergency brake and exits car, leaving car running for niece and 2yr old son to have ac. after approximately 15 min, niece decides to exit vehicle, opens passenger door, reaches over to turn off ignition. as soon as ignition is turned off, car lurches backward, runs down hill, crosses the street, runs through neighbors back yard, through trees, over retaining wall and high centers on large log. all passengers were okay buy did over $3000.00 in damage to vehicle. *nm