Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

After driving over a curb in a busy retail store parking lot, my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee went into full acceleration. I could not slow it down with braking, as the brake was totally ineffective, although I had full pressure on the pedal. I crashed into another vehicle, which severed my lower control arm, the wheel swung out and was cut into two pieces, and the axle came out. As a result. I had reached speed exceeding 40 mph in a second or two. It was the most traumatic event I have ever been in. I have researched dozens of accounts of this exact vehicle experiencing "sua" or sudden unintended acceleration where it could not be slowed and went into uncontrolled speeds leading to crashes. . Read more...

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration accident. The consumer stated she had her foot on the brake, to shift to park. She noticed the column said neutral, and the next instant the vehicle went forward and crashed through a cement block wall and glass window of a store and bent the support pole.

Sudden unintended acceleration "sua" occurs at a complete stop with brake applied. First time 08/14 as I pulled into a forward facing curb-I had just come to a complete stop and was about to put the car in park when the engine loudly surged. I was astonished and got the car into neutral;the surging stopped. The car was new and I could not believe this happened-I was dumbfounded. The second time the "sua" happened was 01/26/15 -I came to a complete stop at traffic light behind several cars. As I came to a stop with my foot on the brake the car's engine surged violently and the car tried to move forward. My husband was a passenger in the car and witnessed my foot was on the brake. I immediately moved the gear shift to neutral and surging stopped. I relayed this incident to Jeep service rep by email who said he never heard of this. The third time of "sua" was 6/25/15; I was first car at traffic light. I came to complete stop with foot applied to brake when the engine surged, the car squealed and jumped about 3-4 feet into the intersection; I got the gear into neutral and the surging subsided. Took the car to Jeep dealer who tried to duplicate the situation over a period of 14 days without success. I also contacted Chrysler corp. Who opened and then dropped a case. Fourth time on 12/03/16-I was 3rd car at a traffic light and, again, came to complete stop with foot on the brake when the engine surged violently and rammed the car in front of me damaging my car and his. In this instance I was unable to get the car to neutral in time. Chrysler corp was contacted, they investigated by retrieving info from edr and concluded "we are not led to believe this is a manufacturing responsibility and . . . Decline any assistance with this incident. " our written requests for the data results have been ignored. Jeep service will not issue us a repair order-the car is unsafe!.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while parking, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer sent an engineer to further inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 1,200.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while exiting a residential garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated in reverse and crossed the street, crashing into a church building. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The contact stated that the vehicle had been recently repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v483000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, service brakes). The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 4,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while traveling at unknown speeds, the vehicle failed to respond to acceleration attempts. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle erroneously accelerated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle shifted into drive independently and there was a sudden acceleration; as a result the vehicle crashed into a barn. The contact mentioned the crash stopped the vehicle from accelerating; however, the wheels continued to spin. A police report was filed but there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 13,000.