After putting vehicle in drive it suddenly accelerated at full speed which caused the vehicle to hit two trees, cause unknown. Vehicle was totalled.
1993 Jeep Cherokee acceleration complaints
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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.
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, when engaged into drive gear.
Vehicle surged when brakes applied.
Accelerator stuck causing sudden acceleration.
Cruise control failed.
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.
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.
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.
After putting the vehicle into the drive position, with foot still on brake, the vehicle accelerated, causing an accident.
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.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident.
Consumer states that vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse upon starting, consumer also reports that the ABS brakes were inoperable.
Sudden acceleration, resulting in loss of control/accident/injury, also brake failure.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident.
When turned on auto began to accelerate after stepping on gas.-do you think it is related to memory sensor?
Vehicle accelerated uncontrollably when put in gear.
Vehicle had sudden acceleration and when attemping to brake, the right rear tire still rotated at high speed and hit the house, injuring people.
When in reverse with brake on, the throttle stuck in open position and the vehicle unexpectentaly accelerated and hit a fence. Please describe.
Vehicle surges forward when engaging the drive gear in automatic transmission.
The driver put her car in reverse and the engine made a loud roar and accelrated and when she tried to apply brakes they didn't work.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident/injury.
Upon putting transmission in reverse, vehicle accelerated out of control.
Poor performance on the speed control car could not stop caused consumer to have an accident. Tt
Engage in reverse, gas pedal stuck, lost control of vehicle, resulting in accident. Tt
Sudden acceleration, causing accident/fatality.
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