Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / GRAND CHEROKEE / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096492 Incident Date: Feb, 25 2007
Consumer's City: AMHERST Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: GRAND CHEROKEE Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4HR58N76C Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 25 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 07 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 5 mph the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and without warning accelerated 30-40 mph. the contact was unable to control the vehicle for a quarter of a mile. the contact attempted to apply the brakes and was unable to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was driven into the snow located on the shoulder, which allowed the contact to stop the vehicle. the road conditions were wet. the vehicle smelled as if it was on fire. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and is currently being diagnosed. an electronic diagnostic test on feb 22, 2007 indicated due to the performance liilluminating the vehicle needed a new ignition switch. the vehicle's current and failure mileage was 18,300. *ak