NHTSA Complaint #10637567 — 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10637567
Vehicle	2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 12, 2014
Date Filed	September 19, 2014
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN R CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS I PUT MY FEET ON THE BRAKE AND CAR CONTINUED BACK I COULD NOT SHUT ENGINE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN CAR SURGED FORWARD. AGAIN WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD CAR WENT THROUGH 3 WALLS OF MY HOME BEFORE STOPPING. CAR IS TOTAL LOSS IN POSSESSION OF GEICO CLAIM # [XXX] AT GEICO TL LOT IN FLORIDA. I WILL ALSO BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH JEEP FOR SAME, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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