| Issue ID | 526792 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10109672 |
| Manufacurer | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 04/12/04 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After starting the vehicle, it accelerated without warning hitting a wall. The vehicle was towed. The cause was not determined please provide more information. Spontaneous acceleration coming off a car wash line. When the car wash attendant turned on the ignition the vehicle too off by itself after a huge power surge and charged out of the car wash hitting a fire hydrant and dragging it across five lanes of traffic, through another parking lot and hitting two parked cars and stopping by hitting a brick wall. The brakes were applied the entire time but it did no good. The vehicle was going 40 mph until the final crash. *tc |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 33000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1J4GW58N04CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 1 |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 01/11/03 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | CHRYSLER HALPERT |
| Dealer's telephone number | 440-946-5700 |
| Dealer's city | WILLOUGHBY |
| Dealer's state code | OH |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 44094 |