| Issue ID | 1083363 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10607829 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 18/06/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Vehicle lost all forwarded speed (engine was still running), transmission was not allowing the vehicle to continue to move forwarded. My jeep was almost hit several times by different eighteen wheelers, cars, and pickups while trying to get the jeep off the highway to a more safe spot. My family and i where put in great danger because of this incident. The second occurrence was when i left the jeep in park and walked in front of it, at which time the jeep began to move forwarded hitting me, if it were not for my wife sitting in the passenger seat and pushing the shifter up, i would have been ran over. The shifter is not supposed to move without applying the brake (a major problem exists somewhere). The third occurrence was when we entered the highway with the posted speed limit of 70 mph, the jeep would not accelerate faster than 38 mph. Again my family was in immediate danger because of the hilly terrain and the traffic running up on us at 70 mph. We found ourselves having to park on the side of the road placing ourselves in another dangerous environment. The transmission finally engage properly and we were able to get the jeep to the repair shop. The jeep had already been in the shop twice for the front drive axle. The second time it was in the shop, they were suppose to check out the transmission to correct what had happened the first time the jeep stopped running down the highway. My family was lucky that we did not have a major accident because of these problems. I feel that an investigation needs to be initiated quickly before someone or some family die in a fatal crash because of these problems. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 730 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LIVERPOOL, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1C4RJFBG1ECXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 60 |
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