NHTSA Complaint #10230310 — 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A 4-WAY STOP SIGN. EACH TIME THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME MOVED FORWARD, I WOULD LET OFF THE BRAKE TO DRIFT FORWARD A FEW FEET, AND THEN RE-ENGAGE THE BRAKE TO STOP. WHEN THE VAN THAT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME MOVED FORWARD TO TAKE ITS TURN AT THE STOP SIGN, I AGAIN LET OFF THE BRAKE TO DRIFT FORWARD & THEN RE-ENGAGED THE BRAKE. HOWEVER, MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S ENGINE REVVED/IDLED HIGH & IT LURCHED FORWARD. I SMASHED THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE JEEP LURCHED FORWARD A 2ND TIME. I LIFTED MY FOOT FOR A SPLIT-SECOND & AGAIN PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT THE JEEP LURCHED FORWARD A 3RD TIME & HIT THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME & FELT THE JEEP LURCHING/JUMPING FORWARD AS WELL. NOT TO MENTION, SHE HEARD ME SAYING THAT I COULDN'T GET THE JEEP TO STOP. I AM CERTAIN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY/SOLIDLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE GAS, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE VAN MUCH HARDER/FASTER. NOW, I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE DAMAGES DONE TO THE VAN, AS WELL AS PAYING FOR HIGHER INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THE TRUTH IS, I AM NOT AT FAULT; THE JEEP IS.