2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Vehicle Speed Control Problems
33 NHTSA complaints on file
Vehicle Speed Control Issues in the 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
33 vehicle speed control complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. Of these, 19 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 25 resulted in injury.
33
Complaints
19
Crashes
0
Fires
25
Injuries
2
Deaths
All Vehicle Speed Control Complaints
ONE MONDAY THE 6TH DRIVING NORTH. IT WAS RAINING. SO, I HAD FULL 4WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. A CAR CUT ME OFF. I WAS ON THE TRANSITION FROM THE 5 N TO THE 55N. A CAR FROM THE LEFT LANE CUT INTO MY LANE TO TRY AND EXIT ONTO 4TH STREET. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND VEERED RIGHT. BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I PUSHING DOWN ON THE BREAKS AS HARD AS I COULD. THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN. TRYING TO OBTAIN CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE I "FISHTAILED" FROM GOING RIGHT BACK TO LEFT AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND THEN HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER. THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AND I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER AND FLIPPED AROUND. I WAS THEN FACING OPPOSITE TRAFFIC TOWARDS THE DIVIDER. I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND HELD THE BREAKS STRONG....
A FEW INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, ETC) STILL FUNCTION BUT ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING. I THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WILL THEN START UP RIGHT AWAY. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS STARTED BACK UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING AND DRIVES FINE AFTER THAT. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR BUT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, NEVER ON A HIGHWAY.
THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND STATIONARY IN PARK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE IT STARTED ACCELERATING BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. THE DRIVER PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WHILE IN THE MIDST OF A COLLISION HE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THIS TOOK PLACE IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT BACK INTO A FENCE.
OWNER/DRIVER TURNED INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AND PUSHED GARAGE DOOR OPENER TO ENTER, BUT UPON GETTING ON DRIVEWAY CAR ACCELERATED. DRIVER TOOK SHARP LEFT TO MISS STRUCTURE, 4' FROM HIS HOUSE, AND CAREENED THROUGH THE YARD, BETWEEN TWO TREES, DOWN BACK INTO THE STREET WHILE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER CONTINUED PRESSING BRAKE AND WAS BURNING RUBBER THROUGH THE GRASS AND STREET, JUMPED HIS CURB ACROSS INTO NEIGHBORS MAILBOX ON LEFT SIDE. CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, NOT RESPONDING TO BRAKES, SO FAST THAT DRIVER COULDN'T TURN RIGHT ONTO CROSS STREET, AND INSTEAD CAR CAREENED OVER A CURB INTO A HOUSE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP UPON HITTING THE GARAGE DOORS, PINNING DRIVER INTO CAR, UNABLE TO UNLOCK DRIVER DOOR TO EXIT. DRIVER TURNED VEHICLE OFF - AND WITNESS PULLED DRIVER FROM CAR. POLICE ARRIVED, ALONG WITH AMBULANCE. CAR WITH BODY SHOP, AND DEALING WITH INSURANCE, AWAITING...
I FILED ORIGINAL OCT 4 2016 NHTSA COMPLAINT AND ALSO OBJECTED TO RESTRICTION NHTSA IMPOSED UPON COMPLAINT (2000 CHARACTERS IN TOTAL, AND TOTAL MB OF ATTACHMENTS 5MB OR LESS) BECAUSE OCT 4 2016 COMPLAINT IS INSUFFICIENT, INCOMPLETE. NHTSA INVESTIGATION REQUIRES MORE INFORMATION FROM ME (REPORTS, TESTIMONY, DOZENS OF CRITICAL POLICE PHOTOS) NECESSARY FOR NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF MY COMPLAINT. ON OCT 4 2016, I DEMANDED NHTSA INVESTIGATION UNIT CONTACT ME BY EMAIL, SO THAT I MAY DOCUMENT DATA MY SUBMISSION TO NHTSA, AS PART OF MY COMPLAINT. TO DATE, NHTSA REFUSES, IT HAS DONE NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE NHTSA STONEWALLS ME FOR INFORMATION. NHTSA INVESTIGATION UNITS ENDANGERS PUBLIC SAFETY WITH DELIBERATE LACK OF DATA, RESULTING IN BOGUS NON-INVESTIGATION. ON OCT 11 2013, 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, VIN NO [XXX], HAD VEHICLE MALFUNCTION EVENT, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, HIGH SPEED START, HIGH IMPACT AND HIGH ENERGY COLLISIONS, DEFECTIVE BTSI (BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERRUPTER),...
SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAM. I WAS DRIVER OF CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT . JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (VIN # [XXX]) ENGINE REVVED AT HIGH THROTTLE, WHILE BTSI IN PARK. THE DRIVER MAY BE HARD OF HEARING, MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED TO HEAR THE NOISE OR KNOW COMES FROM HER CAR, MAY HAVE HAD WINDOWS SHUT AND BEEN INSULATED FROM THE SOUND, BUT SHE CHANGED GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AS THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES WHO SAW OR HEARD THOSE TIRES SPINNING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN STATIONARY POSITION. JEEP SPEED FORWARD ABOUT 70 FEET TO REAR-IMPACT MY CAR AND CRUSH THE REAR OF CAR INWARD. IT DISTORTED FRAME FROM REAR TO FRONT OR CAR, AND REAR IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO FRONT OF CAR. PRIOR TO IMPACT, MY FOOT DEPRESSED HARD ON BRAKE BECAUSE I BRACED OR STIFFENED HARD FOR IMPACT, WHEN I HEARD THE SQUEAL OF TIRES...
ON MARCH 8, 2016, WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 49 IN HARRISONVILLE, MO, THE ENGINE SPEED RACED WHEN TAKEN OFF CRUISE CONTROL. THE JEEP STAYED AT HIGHWAY SPEED -- ABOVE 60MPH -- AND EVEN PRESSING THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE JEEP. THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL WAS TO TURN OFF THE ENTIRE ENGINE IGNITION. ONLY BY EXERTING EFFORT TO OVERCOME AND COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WAS I ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE TOW OPERATOR WHO RESPONDED ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE BUT FOUND THE SAME RESULT ' RUNAWAY ENGINE REVS. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT EVENING. THE NEXT MORNING, SERVICE ADVISOR INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS STUCK DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HE LOOSENED IT BY MANIPULATION. THE THROTTLE BUTTERFLY VALVE WAS FOUND...
AT TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED BY ANY CARPET. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN WAS BY PLACING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER TURNING IT BACK ON IT WAS STILL AT HIGH RPM ~5000. SOME TIME LATER THE PROBLEM RESOLVED IT SELF. AFTER MANY DAYS AT THE JEEP DEALER THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE ISSUE CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AND THAT THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANY WORK ON THIS CAR. *TR
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
I WORK AT A DEALERSHIP WASHING CARS. WE JUST SOLD A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I WAS RUNNING THE JEEP THROUGH THE CARWASH. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED PROPELLING ME INTO A WALL, AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AND WENT TO AN URGENT CARE. *TR
J'AI UN PROBLEME DE FEINAG A FAIBLE VITES LES ROUS QUI BLOQUE VOITURE PIQUE A LAVAN DERAP VEILLEZ EXPLIQUER MERCI. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED, IT LURCHED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. UPDATED 3/30/2010 UPDATED 05/06/10*JB
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, RESULTING IN MINOR ACCIDENT. UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR IT REVVED AND ACCELERATED VERY RAPIDLY AND COULD NOT BE SLOWED DESPITE FULL BRAKE PRESSURE. INCIDENT RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE TO 3 CARS (INCLUDING JEEP) WITHIN A ~40 FT RANGE. *TR
I WAS COMING UPON A 4-WAY INTERSECTION WITH ONE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCELERATED AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. I PLOWED INTO THE 2008 CHEVROLET PUSHING IT INTO THE INTERSECTION. TO AVOID HITTING IT AGAIN, I TURNED THE WHEEL HARD TO THE RIGHT AS THERE WERE 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I WAS TOLD I WENT AROUND THE CORNER ON 2 WHEELS, AGAIN AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED, JUST BARELY TOUCHING ONE CAR AND TEARING THE FRONT END OFF OF A 2000 HONDA VAN. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 4 CARS IN THE ACCIDENT, 3 OF WHICH WERE TOTALED, AND A TOTAL OF 10 PEOPLE IN THESE CARS. I AM SO LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED AT THE...
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED BEGAN UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATING. I WAS FORCED TO USE BOTH FEET TO HOLD THE BRAKE DOWN BUT THE JEEP CONTINUED TO SURGE UNTIL I STRUCK A TRUCK IN MY LANE. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AND SENT TO A COLLISION SHOP FOR REPAIR. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE REASON FOR THIS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IT APPEARS IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION BUT WE ARE NOT SURE. *TR
MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH HAS ABOUT 79K MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO US DURING THIS TIME AND WAS IN MINT CONDITION UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT I WENT OUT TO DO SOME ERRANDS WHEN I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION HERE IN MY TOWN OF WEBSTER. THE LIGHT WAS RED AND ONE CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME. I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHERE I COULD NOT STOP. I SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND SO THAT I DID NOT HIT HIM AGAIN, I TURNED RIGHT AT THIS FOUR WAY INTERSECTION AND THERE WERE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT I WAS NOW ON 2 WHEELS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANY OF THE CARS AS WELL. I GRAZED ONE CAR, BUT...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNED OFF, AND THEN TURNED ON 15 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE COMPUTER FOUND NO CODES AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - THE JEEP IS PRESENTLY PARKED IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGED BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *NM
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:20 AM ON 09/19/06 ONE OF MY CAR WASH EMPLOYEES WAS PULLING A CUSTOMERS CAR FORWARD OUT OF THE CAR WASH BAY AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CROSSING BOTH THE WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND LANES OF FULLERTON AVE AND CRASHING INTO A TREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CAR WASH. THE CAR SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND MY EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO ILLINOIS MASONIC AND IS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED FROM THE INJURIES HE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC BLADES ON THE FAN FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE PUNCTURING THE RADIATOR. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 06V199000 PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM; FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THERE WAS ALSO AN UNNECESSARY DELAYED IN ACCELERATION. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND SMOKING COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE DISCS CAUSING FRICTION WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. THE CALIPER WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE BRAKE CALIPERS, BRAKE SHOES AND PADS WERE REPLACED.
2002 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE -AT 6:40 A.M. BACKED INTO PARKING SPOT WHERE I WORK; PULLED FORWARD AND STRAIGHTENED UP BACKED INTO SPOT; JEEP JUMPED CURB HIT BUILDING; PUT JEEP IN DRIVE; JEEP CATAPULTED FORWARD AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WENT THROUGH AN IRON FENCE INTO A LONG TERM PARKING LOT; STOPPED HITTING ANOTHER JEEP HEAD ON AND A CONCRETE BASE; IRON FENCE DAMAGE TO TWO ADDITIONAL CARS PARKED. NO ONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED; ONLY INJURIES WERE TO MYSELF WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. EMS AND POLICE ARRIVED AND POLICEMAN TURNED OFF JEEP WHICH WAS STILL ACCELERATING AFTER IMPACT. JEEP WAS TOTALED AND ALL DAMAGES ARE BEING COVERED BY OUR STATE FARM INSURANCE. *JB
2002 LAREDO ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HIM, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND OTHER PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE BUT CREATE MORE PROBLEMS. *JB THE VEHICLE USED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ANTIFREEZE. THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE COULD NOT BE USED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND COOLANT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. WHILE THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. THE SES LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *NM
WHILE PREPARING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MY 2002 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AT A FULL RATE OF ACCELERATION. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOT THE THROTTLE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT 2-3 CAR LENGTHS UNTIL IT STRUCK A BUILDING, CAUSING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. I WAS PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO HARD, THAT ONE OF THE BONES IN MY FOOT BROKE WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BUILDING. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2000 GRAND CHEROKEE AND TWO CHEROKEES, SO I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE BRAKE AND THROTTLE PEDAL LOCATIONS ON THESE VEHICLES. *JB
WAS STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION, WHEN I PLACED THE CAR INTO GEAR IT LURCHED BACK AS IT PASSED THROUGH REVERSE ,AND THEN WENT FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. THE JEEP CANNOT BE PUT INTO GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS A FULL THROTTLE. IF I HAD NOT DRIVEN IT INTO A POLE I WOULD HAVE HIT NUMEROUS OTHER CARS. THE JEEP DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY CERTAIN THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR.*AK
2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED TAKES OFF BY ITSELF WITH A HUGE POWER SURGE. HAS HAPPENED WHEN PLACED IN "DRIVE" AND IN "REVERESE." EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT TO STOP. HAS HAPPENED ON 5 OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REAR WHEELS SPUN AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, RPMS IDLED HIGH. *AK
WITH ENGINE ON DRIVER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND MOVED THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO RACE. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, IT CONTINUED TO RACE, HITTING A PARKED CAR. HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HARDER HE PRESSED THE BRAKES, THE MORE THE REVVING INCREASED AND FORWARD SURGING OCCURRED. SCC
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PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED (40-60 MPH) WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON ACCELERATOR. UNABLE TO STOP CAR DESPITE BRAKING AND PUTTING CAR INTO PARK. HIT TREES MAILBOX AND HOUSE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN A DITCH. CAR INVESTIGATED BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER NO DEFECT FOUND. DT
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WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUR PRIOR WARNING. THE THOTTLE CABLE BECAME DISCONNECT FROM THE CABLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
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WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AND AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHIFT GEARS AND VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
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4-11-02 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR LEFT TURNING VEHICLE , CAR ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKE APPLIED, NECCESSITATING DRIVER TO RUN ONTO SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH LEFT TURNING VEHICLE.5-01-02 WHILE STOPPING TO ENTER ROADWAY FROM PARKINGLOT CAR ACCERERATED WHILE BRAKE APPLIED, CAUSING CAR TO MOVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. 6-6-02 WHILE GOING THROUGH DRIVE-THRU AT MCDONALD'S, CAR ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKE APPLIED, STOPPING WITHIN INCHES OF PRECEDING VEHICLE. 5-1-02 ADAM'S INSTALLED CO-PILOT. 6-6-02 CO-PILOT ACTIVATED AND CAR TAKEN IN FOR 3RD TIME. AGAIN TOLD COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. REQUESTED CALL FROM CHRYSLER REP. STEVE GRIMWOOD PHONED ON 6-13-02 SAID CANNOT DUPLICATE WHAT WAS REPORTED WRONG WITH VEHICLE, SO CANNOT REPAIR. HAVE SEEN ATTY. SINCE, BUT DO NOT WANT TO DRAG THIS OUT AND AM AFRAID OF VEHICLE HARMING SOMEONE. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKING AT RAILROAD CROSSING, CAUSING IT TO MOVE FORWARD HITTING A MOVING TRAIN AT A NINTY DEGREE ANGLE.*AK
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