Complaint 647559
2003 JEEP LAREDO • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL • incident Sep 16, 2007
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 647559
- Make
- JEEP
- Model
- LAREDO
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Incident Date
- Sep 16, 2007
- Date Received
- Nov 27, 2007
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Owner Narrative
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. UPON EXIT OF CARWASH, VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AND CONTINUED RAPIDLY FORWARD, CRASHING INTO VEHICLE AHEAD, CONTINUED UNTIL IT WAS PLACE IN PARK WHILE STILL IN MOTION. JEEP WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.