NHTSA Complaint #10745797 — 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE COLLISON AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT THE SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING WESTBOUND BETWEEN 5-7 MPH AT A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT, THE COLLISON AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WAS ON, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED 3000.00 DOLLARS OF FRONTEND DAMAGE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, OWNER OF VEHICLE CONDUCTED TESTS OF THE COLLISON AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AT 5, 10, AND 15 MPH WITH LARGE OBJECTS (BOXES) PLACED AT MINIMUM OF 100 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE OBJECTS WERE STRUCK. AT THE TIME OF THE TEST JEEP INFORMED OWNER ALL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING WERE FIXED AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING DATES JUNE 26-JULY 05, 2015 THE COLLISON AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WITH NO OBJECTIVES IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT DISTANCE GREATER THAN 200 FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING ON TWO OCCASIONS ON CITY STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH.