What 1,344 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED AWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,800. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ *CN

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ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE STARTED TO GET OUT OF MY JEEP TO FIND THAT IT WAS NOT IN PARK. ON ONE OCCASION IT WAS IN NEUTRAL RATHER THAN PARK AND THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY UNOCCUPIED. IT ROLLED INTO A DITCH. IT IS ALSO VERY EASY TO LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING BY MISTAKE. SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM. KEY FOBS ARE ALSO LESS SAFE THAN A KEY WHAT MUST BE TURNED AND PULLED OUT BEFORE LEAVING.

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INTENDING TO BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE CITY STREET ACROSS THE STREET DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MY DRIVEWAY.

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I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVING Y 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEREAS I PUT THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK AND BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE MOVED IN GEAR. THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS LOADING MY BOAT AND TRAILER INTO LAKE POWELL AND PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE KEEP ROLLING BACK. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ANYONE FROM GETTING HURT WAS I PLACED THE PARKING BRAKE ON IMMEDIATE. THE SECOND INSTANCE WAS I WAS BACKING INTO MY GARAGE WHEN I PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE KEPT DRIVING BACKWARDS IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO OVERHEAD STORAGE AND CAUSE APPROXIMATELY $1500 IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY DID NOTHING TO HELP BUT GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. I AM CONCERNED WITH MY PERSONAL SAFETY NOW DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

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AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK IN MY CIRCULAR DRIVE, I HIT THE POWER BUTTON AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE WHEN I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO THE CAR TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE NOISE, I SAW MY 10 YEAR OLD PULL THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE FROM THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD AT AN ANGLE (THE WHEELS WERE TURNED DUE TO CIRCLE DRIVE) AND I HAD TO RUN TO GET IT. AFTER I GOT IN THE CAR AND BEFORE I COULD GET MY FOOT ON THE BREAK, MY LEFT LEG THAT WAS STILL OUTSIDE THE DOOR WAS SMASHED WHEN THE CAR SWIPED A TREE AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR HIT A ROCK. I WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS OVER $1300 TO REPAIR. I DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MY LEG.

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OUR 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ROLLED DOWN A RAMP IN A VALET PARKING AREA. VALET ATTENDANT LEFT VEHICLE IN PARK AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CAUSED FRONT END TO RECEIVE MAJOR DAMAGE.

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3/7/16 CAR WAS PARKED AT WALMART PARKING LOT, ENGINE WAS LEFT RUNNING WITH MY WIFE IN PASSINGER SEAT. AFTER APPROX. 20 MIN. THE CAR BEGAN TO REVERSE. CAR WENT APPOX. 60 FT AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR, MOVING IT APPROX. 1 1/2 FT SIDEWAYS. THE OTHER CAR WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE BETWEEN THE DOORS. MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE JEEP AFTER IT HIT THE OTHER CAR WHILE SHE WAS STILL IN THE PASSINGER SEAT, AND THE CAR WENT FORWARD TO THE SAME PARKING SPOT, JUMPED 12 IN CURB,WENT UP A THREE BERM AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A CONCRETE BASE FOR A LIGHT POLE. I'M 81 YEARS OLD AND I'VE OWNED MANY CARS AND THIS IS THE WORST SHIFTING SYSTEM I'VE EVER HAD. I HAVE ALSO RENTED MANY CARS IN MANY COUNTRIES AND NEVER HAD A SHIFTER AS BAD AS THIS JEEP. THIS JEEP IS NOT SAFE!!! FOR PICTURES AND INCIDENT REPORT #16-14797, CALL POLICE OFFICER JENNIFER HINES #134 CITY OF LOVELAND,CO, PHONE:970-962-2502 EXT. 1134

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A DRIVE-THRU, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS, JUMPED A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE INDEPEDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE AND KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A FENCE ON THE TOP OF A BOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

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I LEFT MY CAR IDLING , ON A FLAT SURFACE IN A PARKING LOT TO RUN INTO A BANK ATM. THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT LOCK INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH I PUSHED IT ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKED CAR. THE TOTAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE OTHER CAR WAS $2100, AND $1000 ON MY JEEP GC. THIS SHIFTER IS NOT VERY INTUITIVE, IT IS A NEWER ELECTRONIC SHIFTER AND IS NOT GATED AS MOST ARE. IT DOES NOT GIVE THE DRIVER GOOD FEEL OR FEEDBACK THAT THE CAR IS IN THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM DAY ONE. IF I HAD BEEN POINTED TO THE STREET THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE. CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE. I NOW SEE THE NHSTA IS LOOKING INTO MORE THAN 300 INCIDENTS OF THIS ROLLAWAY ISSUE. THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY MANY MORE SINCE MOST PEOPLE HAVE NOT REPORTED IT. I HAVE A BIG MONETARY ISSUE THIS HAS COST, MY INSURANCE HAS GONE UP 70% AS THEY THINK I WAS NEGLIGENT AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY JEEP/CHRYSLER/FIAT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME TO INQUIRE FURTHER INTO THE ISSUE I AM HAVING. I HAVE NOTIFIED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AM TAKING THE CAR IN AGAIN ON 2/22 FOR THEM TO INSPECT. THANKS, [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *BF

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AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION [P], BUT, MOVED FORWARD. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, MY WIFE HAD PARKED THE CAR AT LOCAL STORE. WHEN SHE WENT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE THE CAR ROLLED INTO A NEARBY FENCE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE GRAND CHEROKEE AFTER BEING PLACED INTO PARK ROLLED INTO OUR YARD. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S PARK POSITION DOES NEED TO BE LOOKED AT; FOR MY WIFE OR MYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF WE HAD STARTED TO LEAVE THE CAR. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT THERE WAS $1,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A STORAGE UNIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 03/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND CRASHED THROUGH A STORAGE ROOM. UPDATED 03/14/16.*JB

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ON 9/4/15 I WAS BACKING A BOAT INTO THE LAKE USING THIS VEHICLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, OR THOUGHT I DID, AND OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR. AS I EXITED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, KNOCKED ME DOWN, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, WITH BOAT AND TRAILER, WENT INTO THE LAKE. I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THEN THAT THE SHIFTER REQUIRES YOU TO HOLD IT IN PARK FOR A SECOND BEFORE THE PARK GEAR WILL ENGAGE. SLAMMING THE SHIFTER TOWARDS PARK, EVEN WITH THE BUTTON DEPRESSED AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE THE PARKING GEAR. YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL THE PARKING GEAR LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ILLUMINATED. THIS IS NOT USER FRIENDLY. I WOULD SUGGEST A SENSOR BEING INSTALLED ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO PARK WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED, MUCH LIKE THE MERCEDES GL450.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER SWITCHING TO THE PARK POSITION AND EXITING WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROVE FORWARD AND STRUCK A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURED RIGHT ARM. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM RANDOMLY ACTIVATED AND CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO ABRUPTLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM REPORTED IN THE NEWS ARTICLE REGARDING THE CONFUSING CHRYSLER JEEP ELECTRONIC SHIFTER. I LEFT MY CAR RUNNING AND THOUGHT I HAD PUT IT INTO PARK. I WALKED AROUND THE CAR AND WENT INTO MY HOUSE FOR 5 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT THE CAR HAD ROLLED DOWN A DRIVEWAY INTO A NEIGHBORS YARD CAUSING NEARLY $10K IN DAMAGE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY AND STRUCK A TREE IN A PARKING LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,812.

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ON MANY OCCASIONS, BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VEHICLE NOT PROPERLY GOING INTO PARK WHEN SHIFTED FROM EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. IF YOU DO NOT LOOK AT THE SHIFTER CONTROL AND ASSUME THAT IT IS IN PARK, IT WILL MOVE (IN REVERSE) UNLESS YOU STOP IT AND RE-SHIFT INTO PARK AND LOOK AT THE PANEL. I CALLED SEVERAL CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO CHECK AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER REPORTED ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

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ON JANUARY 12 2016 AT 9AM I WAS PARKING IN AN OFFICE PARKING LOT. AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN THE PARKING SPACE BEHIND A CEMENT CURB AND 2 TO 3 FEET FROM AN OFFICE BUILDING I STARTED MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK." THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AT FAST ACCELERATION OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE BUILDING. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WAS ONLY STOPPED BY THE BRICK BUILDING. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND BUILDING. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT LESS THAT TWO MONTHS PREVIOUSLY. ON JANUARY 22, 2016 CHRYSLER RESPONDED THEY COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION AND THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY. I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION BUT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED SAYING IT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CASE. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT WE DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE REQUESTED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER THAT THEY FEEL THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

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VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD WHILE IN PARK. SHIFT SELECTOR IS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLS. MARKED CRASH DUE TO ONE INSTANCE WHERE IT ROLLED IN TO THE HOUSE DECK. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE OR DECK OTHER THAN MINOR SCRATCHES. THIS HAS HAPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING WHILE SHIFT SELECTOR IS IN PARK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER PARKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SECOND INCIDENT WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WHERE IT ROLLED FORWARD DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

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ON 10/22/2015, I PARKED MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND EXITED THE VEHICLE.THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK PRIOR TO MY EXIT. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, I DISCOVERED MY JEEP CRASHED INTO AN OCCUPIED APARTMENT. THE JEEP HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS, UNATTENDED, ACROSS A PARKING LOT UNTIL IT STRUCK THE BUILDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES. SEVIERILLE POLICE REPORT FILED 2015030090.

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THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK. AS THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE "TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET". THE WITNESS ESTIMATED THAT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET IN A SECOND. THE OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY THE VEHICLE AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE TRAVERSED SEVERAL LANES OF TRAVEL, STRUCK A CURB, WHICH CHANGED ITS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE THEN TRAVERSED SEVERAL MORE LANES OF TRAVEL AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO CAUSE IT TO "JUMP" THE CURB...UPDATED 05/02/16 *BF; UPDATED 4/30/18*JB

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AT 2:30 PM ON OCTOBER 30TH 2015 I PARKED IN A COMMERCIAL LOT. I LEFT THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A STORE, WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE I REALIZED THE CAR WAS "RUNNING". I OPENED THE DOOR AND REACHED AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE CAR OFF BY PRESSING THE START/STOP BUTTON. I THINK PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE TO GO TO ANOTHER STORE. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE 2ND STORE I SAW MY CAR HAD ENGAGED INTO DRIVE AND MOVED OVER 50 FEET ACROSS THE PARTING LOT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT TO MY CAR I FOUND IT RUNNING AND IN "DRIVE". THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE CAR. THE CAR BASICALLY "RAN AWAY" WITHOUT ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE.

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