NHTSA Complaint #10232015 — 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAN MOTOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IDENTICAL TO THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS DISPLEASED TO DISCOVER THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.