1993 Jeep Cherokee Driver assistance Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR INJURIES. THE LOCAL PEP BOYS COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT POSSESSES PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10188266

Incident

Apr 14, 2007

Mileage

10,000 mi

1. LOSS OF AUTOMOBILE REAR IN STABILITY. 2. IT HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED. 3. SEVERAL VISITS TO MECHANIC CONCERNING THE PROBLEM INCLUDING THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS AND SHACKLES ARE BAD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10088511

Incident

Jun 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROTTLE STUCK. THIS PROBLEM FORCED THE CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10067252

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

Mileage

15,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE EITHER MANUALLY OR BY APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND SHIFT AUTOMOBILE INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE IT WOULD COME TO A STOP.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 85 MPH, CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. *SLC

NHTSA ID

8016455

Incident

Aug 13, 2002

CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE FROM PARK IN DRIVEWAY. WITH BRAKES STILL APPLIED, ENGINE RACED AND TIRES BEGAN SPINNING. CAR RACED IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET,HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. DRIVE SHAFT NOTED HANGING FROM VEHICLE. CHRYSLER MECHANIC REPLACED REAR DRIVE SHAFT, DIFF. YOKE, THOUGH REPORT "NO HIGH IDLE CONDITION FOUND" AND THAT "THROTTLE BODY IS OPERATING CORRECTLY". MECHANIC DID EXPLAIN THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO DRIVE SHAFT COULD BE ENGINE RACING WHILE BRAKES STILL APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

755041

Incident

Oct 26, 2001

VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING WHILE IN PARK WITH HAND BRAKE ENGAGED. SUDDENL VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS ABOUT 70FEET BEFORE HITTING A UTILITY POLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

897421

Incident

Sep 24, 2001

WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE VEHICLE DROVE OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE STILL TRAVELED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A TREE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK BRAKES WERE WORKING PERFECTLY BUT THE ENGINE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE, OVER POWERING RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID

870596

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF SUDDENLY AND HIT A TREE. NOONE HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE. *AK WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND SLIDING, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *YH

NHTSA ID

870112

GOT IN CAR, PUT SEAT BELT ON,STARTED VEHICLE, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE PLACED IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL,WAS PUMPING BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND CATAPAULTED ME INTO NEIGHBORS HOUSE AT UNDETERMINED SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID

718310

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ,DRIVER PUT GEAR INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RUNNING THROUGH A HOUSE . DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT, AND EVEN TRIED TO PUMP BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

856170

Incident

Feb 2, 2000

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION THAT CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

854832

Incident

Jan 7, 2000

AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT TWO TREES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

843798

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A COLLISION, AND THE ARIBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HOWEVER VEHICLE ACCLERATED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND INTO AND UP THE STEPS, CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK AND LACERATIONS TO HER HEAD AND WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 9 DAYS, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SLC

NHTSA ID

818859

Incident

Oct 14, 1997

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHEN ENGAGED INTO DRIVE GEAR.

NHTSA ID

524151

VEHICLE SURGED WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.

NHTSA ID

520382

ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

NHTSA ID

520375

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.

NHTSA ID

520042

CONSUMER ABOUT TO PULL INTO GARAGE ,SHIFTED TO REVERSE TO GET VEHICLE ALIGNED BETTER, SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE, TAPPED GAS PEDAL; VEHICLE ACCELATERATED SUDDENLY AT EXTREME FORCE/ SPEED, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT APPROX 20 FEET, CAUSED INJURIES, LEFT TIRES MARKS, VEHICLE WENT INTO GARAGE SIDEWAYS. *AK

NHTSA ID

813360

Incident

Jun 16, 1997

SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, FOOT ON BRAKES, ENGINE ACCELERATED, LURCHED FORWARD, CRASHED INTO FENCE, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO TREES, NO WARNING, SKID MARKS INDICATED BRAKES WERE APPLIED, NOT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

812756

Incident

Jun 3, 1997

CONSUMER WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND RUNNING, THE OCCUPANT GOT OUT TOF HE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE IMPACTING INTO A HOUSE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

810259

AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

806671

COMSUMER COMPLAINS THAT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH BACKWARDS AT GREAT SPEED, RESULTING IN N ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

802718

Incident

Sep 13, 1996

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

510736

Incident

Oct 2, 1996

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE UPON STARTING, CONSUMER ALSO REPORTS THAT THE ABS BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

802861

Incident

Sep 14, 1996

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY, ALSO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

509820

Incident

Sep 17, 1996