4 of 325 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Aug 24, 2022Transmission & drivetrainCrash
1. The vehicle was in park and it proceeded to move forward by itself. 2. The vehicle could have easily hit myself, my father or my dog. 3. I will report the incident to the dealership today. 4. There was no warning lamp present. The vehicle was on. It was in park. I had exited the vehicle and the door was closed. The vehicle then moved forward by itself and crashed into my parents' car. I had to enter the moving vehicle to address the situation.
NHTSA ODI 11480976
Oct 15, 2018Transmission & drivetrainCrash
JEEP ROLL AWAY WHILE IN PARK. ORIGINAL DRIVER PUT CAR IN PARK AND LET THE CAR SETTLE ON PAWL. AFTER POSITIVE STOP IN PARK, DRIVER APPLIED PARKING BRAKE AND LEFT THE VEHICLE TAKING KEY FOB WITH HER, AND CLOSED DOOR. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. NEW DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR, ENTERED AND CLOSED DOOR. DRIVER REMOVED PARKING BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE CAR INTO DRIVE. WITHOUT KEY FOB, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. CAR REPORTED KEY FOB HAD LEFT THE VEHICLE, AT WHICH TIME THE 2ND DRIVER LEFT THE VEHICLE TO RETRIEVE THE KEY. ONCE LEAVING THE VEHICLE, THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT THE DRIVER AND WITH A SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE ROLLING PASSENGER TRIED TO MOVE SHIFTER INTO PARK, BUT HANDLE WAS FIRMLY IN THE PARK POSITION. CAR ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE HITTING A HOUSE. POLICE REPORT INDICATES CAR WAS IN PARK AND WITHOUT KEY FOB.
NHTSA ODI 11140402
Sep 24, 2018Transmission & drivetrainCrash
DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT DOING APPROX 2 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR PROPELLED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CEMENT PARKING BLOCK AND HIT THE BUILDING THAT THE PARKING SPOT WAS IN FRONT OF. DRIVER WAS GOING TOO SLOW AND HAD FOOT OVER BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME SO HOW DID THE CAR JUST PROPEL FORWARD? 1 MONTH OR SO AFTER ACCIDENT RECEIVED A LETTER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. TOOK CAR INTO THE JEEP DEALER WHO SAID THAT WHAT THE JEEP DID COULD TOTALLY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE RECALL????!!!!!!!
NHTSA ODI 11130965
Apr 17, 2017Transmission & drivetrain1 injury
MY JEEP WAS ON A BLUFF IN PARK BUT RUNNING! I GOT OUT TO TAKE PICTURES I WALKED ABOUT 15 FEET IN FRONT OF MY CAR! SUDDENLY I HEARD A NOISE AND MY JEEP WAS ROLLING RIGHT TOWARDS ME! I HAD TO LEAP OUT OF THE WAY OR IT WOULD HAVE RUN ME DOWN! LUCKILY A BOULDER STOPPED IT FROM GOING OVER THE BLUFF! I HAD TO LEAP OUT OF THE WAY AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY WRIST, BACK, HIP, AND LEG! WHEN I GOT UP MY TWO FRONT TIRES WERE ABOUT 3 INCHES OFF OF THE GROUND! I GOT IN AND PUT IT IN LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE! IT DIDN'T COME OFF OF THE ROCK! I TRIED AGAIN AND PUT IT ALSO IN SNOW MODE AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF! I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE! BEING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS THER WAS NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AND HAD TO THINK FAST! I LOVE MY JEEP AND HAVE DRIVEN THEM FOR YEARS BUT WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE! MY JEEP NOW HAS A BAD BUMPER AND GRILL! I HAVEN'T HAD TO MAKE A CLAIM TO MY INSURANCE FOR MANY YEARS! JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED LIKE BEFORE! I WOULD LOVE A REPLY ON WHAT JEEP WILL DO! IT'S HARD TO TRUST MY CAR NOW! I WENT THE NEXT DAY WITH A FRIEND AND TOOK PICTURES OF HOW FAR THE ROCK WAS MOVED WHICH WAS OVER A YARD! IT WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE!
NHTSA ODI 10978964