NHTSA Complaint #10667222 — 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE

I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT THAT HAD GONE FROM RED TO GREEN. AS I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS DEAD IN THE WATER TYPE OF STOP. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT WOULD NOT START. I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER DOING THIS TWICE I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND MOVE TO THE CENTER OF THE HIGHWAY. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED TO CHECK ON ME AND ASKED IF I COULD MOVE TO A SAFER PLACE. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT. THE POLICE OFFICER MADE SURE THAT I WAS OK AND LEFT. I THEN CALLED JEEP FOR A TOW. WHAT I SAW WHEN THIS HAPPENED WAS THE NO SKID LIGHT, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION, AND SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. IT SHOWED THE BRAKE WAS ON BUT IT WAS NOT ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. IF I HAD BEEN ON A NORMAL WORK DAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT SOMETHING FAR MORE SERIOUS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME. I AM NOT SURE THAT I CAN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR