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CHRYSLER SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENTS (Chrysler
Jeep Cherokee) ( Google )
- Video : Chrysler Sudden Acceleration
- Sudden Unintended
Acceleration - A personal
perspective by Doug Newman - mainly relating to sudden accelerations in
car wash units in the USA
- November
13th
2007 Jeep takes off at Autobell carwash. VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA — A “runaway” Jeep busted out
of an Autobell carwash and careened through several fast food parking
lots
before finally crashing into a brick wall at an auto part store . http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?N_ID=67699
- June 15th
2006 Another Car Wash, another Jeep sudden acceleration incident West
Chester
OH. http://www.carwash.com/news.asp?mode=4&N_ID=62161
- June 13th
2006 Connecticut Attorney
General Richard Blumenthal calls upon NHTSA to
investigate Jeep Cherokee sudden accelerations http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=2426&Q=316538
Other articles: Consumeraffairs.com
- March 1st
2006: Jeep Grand Cherokee ICA Announces Jeep
Cherokee Sudden Acceleration Roundtable for Tuesday March 14th. http://www.moderncarcare.com/hotnews/63h1850445907.html
- August 7th 2004 :Chicago:
Five Pedestrians struck by
SUV The driver of an SUV lost
control
of the vehicle, striking five people, a tree and a suburban hotel. The
man behind the wheel said the accelerator on his 1993 Jeep Cherokee
malfunctioned. The injuries do not appear serious and no charges have
been filed so far.
- March 19 2004: Chrysler Grand Cherokee: Alleged sudden acceleration
incident Sandy, Utah
- Feb 24
2004: Chrysler Grand Cherokee: Alleged
sudden acceleration
incident Salt Lake City Utah.
- January 22
2003 : International
Carwash
Association
Issues
Jeep
Cherokee
Reminder
: CHICAGO
- Special Report – Over the years, the
International Carwash Association (ICA) has tracked and reported on
many incidents of "sudden acceleration" by Jeep Cherokee models (Grand,
Laredo and Sport) in professional carwashes.
This problem has caused a considerable amount of damage to both our
business and other vehicle's. In some cases the most unfortunate
incidents involve our employees or innocent customers.
- 09/09/2002 : Santosa
v
Chrysler
:
Court
of
Appeals
Division
1
Washington
: Indrasanti
Santosa
was
seriously
injured
when
a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Ida Gerstel suddenly accelerated
and struck her. Following a trial in which Chrysler and Gerstel were
both defendants, the jury found that a defect in the Jeep was the sole
cause of the accident, and excused Gerstel from liability.
Finding no error, the Appeal Court affirmed
the
judgment on the verdict.
[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=wa&vol=2002_app/48823-6&invol=3]
- September
20
2002
:
CHRYSLER
JEEP
AND
JEEP
GRAND
CHEROKEE:
NHTSA
Denial
of
Motor
Vehicle Defect
Petition 59330A [Federal
Register Vol. 67, 183 Friday, Sep 20, 2002] This notice
sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition submitted to NHTSA
under 49 U.S.C. 30162 by Mr. William Sayler, requesting the Agency
commence a proceeding to determine the existence of a defect related to
motor vehicle safety in certain Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee
vehicles. After a review of the petition and other information, NHTSA
has concluded that further investigation of the Agency’s investigative
resources on the issues raised by the petition does not appear
warranted. The agency accordingly has denied the petition. The petition
is hereinafter identified as DP 02-0005 [Petition submitted April 11
2002] Document can be found in PDF
downloadable form at:
http://www.rdaweb.com/jeepsa/jeep.htm
- Motor Vehicle Petition DP
02-005 [Jeep Cherokee & Grand Cherokee] An overview of Research and Findings in the Investigation of
Sudden Acceleration Incidents involving Model Year 1991 through 1995
Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokees. March 27 2002. Formal Defect
Petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Authors: Sayler, Walter D., Bizzak, David J., Nocivelli,
Robert A. Document can be found in
PDF downloadable form at: http://www.rdaweb.com/jeepsa/jeep.htm
- Previous requests for NHTSA investigations:
- Centre for Auto Safety request to NHTSA
23/04/96
for higher level investigation
- Centre for Auto Safety request to NHTSA
13/07/90 for higher level investigation
CHRYSLER WEB
REFERENCES NO LONGER AVAILABLE [AS OF AUGUST 2005]:
- February
12 2003 : Chrysler Grand Cherokee:
Alleged sudden acceleration incident Wednesday Fort Worth Texas.
Star
Telegram
On-Line
Reporter
Deanna
Boyd
<dboyd@star-telegram.com>.
"A
37
year
old
car
wash
employee
was critically injured when she was struck and dragged
by an out-of-control Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by another employee.
Witnesses say an employee was driving the Grand Cherokee out of the car
wash bay when it suddenly accelerated striking the woman and three
other employees before coming to a stop...The 18 year old driver said
he wasn't able to stop the SUV until he threw the transmission into
Park." Articles at: http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/5167187.htm
and http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/local/5171764.htm
[subscription
only]
- January 27 2003:
1991 Chrysler Grand Cherokee: An alleged sudden acceleration incident
occurred on in Paris Texas. Report
by Mary Madewell in Paris News on 11 February 2003:
"Pete
Patterson hadn't heard of sudden unintended acceleration two weeks ago,
but after experiencing it first hand the former state legislator wants
Daimler Chrysler to make sure other Jeep Grand Cherokee owners know of
the dangers it poses..."
[http://web.theparisnews.com/story.lasso?-datasource=paris&-table=paris&-keyfield=ID&-op=eq&ID=10833&-search
]
- March 28, 2000: Driver's fault vs. auto's fault By Amy McLaughlin Chicago
Daily Herald Staff Writer A car
crashes through a building. Someone must be asleep at the wheel, right?
Not necessarily, says a Des Plaines car wash manager whose
employee drove a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee through a neighboring
restaurant. Two people had minor injuries as a result of that crash
Tuesday and police are classifying it as an accident. But John Imreibe,
manager of Royal Touch Car Wash in Des Plaines, says there is a
lot
more to the story. Imreibe said there are well-documented problems with
the Jeep Grand Cherokee that date back for years. http://www.dailyherald.com/cook/main_story.asp?intID=38074266
- 1998: Strategic
Safety. Special investigation Chrysler Cherokee . [http://www.strategicsafety.com/library/si002.htm ] Presents
the facts from Strategic Safety's 1998 investigation including 5
incidents from Chrysler's own files and 4 other documented case
histories. Two of the documented case histories relate to vehicles
suddenly accelerating from a car wash facility.
- Case History 1: Hoffman
Car Wash. Albany, NY. 3/26/94. 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo. VIN
1J4FJ5880NL246884.
- Case History 3: Nashua, NH.
3/19/97. Reported by the
Nashua Telegraph, 3/20/98. 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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