NHTSA Complaint #10138142 — 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10138142
Vehicle	2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date of Incident	September 28, 2005
Date Filed	September 29, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NJ

Consumer Description

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE SEATS NOT STAYING IN THERE SETTINGS(DRIVER 1 DRIVER 2. THEN THE AUTO DIMMING REAR MIRRORS WOULD GO DARK AT ANY TIME. THE RAIN SENSOR WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON IT OWN. EVEN WHEN IN PARK, THEN THE SEATS STARTED MOVING TO DRIVER 1 THEN 2 AS I WAS DRIVING IT. THE JEEP ALSO HAS A BAD ODOR IN IT. IT IS AT THE DEALER AS I SPEAK, THE JEEP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. FOG LIGHT GO ON AND OFF AT ANY TIME AS I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP TO THE DEALER THE JEEP STARTED THE SPEED UP ON IT OWN THE CAR HIT 68 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE , SO AS YOU WOULD THING A STATE TROOPER PULL ME OVER, HE ASK ME WHY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO PULL OVER, SO I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, WILL THE LOOK HE GAVE ME ! THEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AS THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP LIKE A XMAS TREE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ALL BY IT SELF, WILL I DID NOT GET A TICKET AND HE FOLLOW ME TO THE DEALER. *NM

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