NHTSA Complaint #11033265 — 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH KNEES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. ..UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF