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2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1203003
Internal NHTSA #	10743617
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2005
File date	09/01/15
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The first incident took place approximately on the above date. As my daughter, friends and i were pulling onto the road, i bumped the key with my knee and the vehicle shut off completely. Everything went dead. I put it in neutral, turned the key, started it, and continued on. It has happened 3 times since then, twice with my daughter driving. We followed the recall posted by chrysler and removed everything from the key chain, moved the seat back, etc. (there is no fix offered for this). This past saturday night, 7/25/15, my 18 year old daughter was returning home from a friends house when she sneezed and as she was recovering and re-adjusting, she bumped the key and shut the car off. When this happens, everything is cut off. Lights, brakes, gauges, everything. Being dark, she could not see, could barely steer, brake, etc. And was basically "along for the ride". As she was in a left turn at the time, she pulled the wheel to the right to try and stay on the road and not go "beyond the turn" and crash. Because the brakes were not working, she was going too fast, managed to get the car going to the right but ended up in a slide. The car slid sideways and then backwards, sliding off the road to the right side and onto a driveway where the driver side front wheel caught the culvert under the driveway, flipping the jeep onto the drivers side where it remained as it slid backwards for about 10 feet, stopping in a residents yard. Thankfully, my daughter was able to climb up and out the passenger window, unharmed, go to a house and get help. Because there is not a "fix" for this problem (chrysler admits this on the recall notice), i am out a vehicle because of a defect they can not/will not fix. Because of the year model and mileage, i only carried liability insurance, so the damage to the vehicle will exceed the cost to repair. I feel chrysler owes me the replacement cost.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	210000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALBEMARLE, NC
VIN pattern	1J4GR48K55CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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