10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
112,672 miles

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problem #2

May 312005

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 112,000 miles
Consumer's children were in Jeep and it was running in park. Consumer was going to get them out and the car jumped from park and rolled into a drive gear.

- Talahassee, FL, USA

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problem #1

Aug 012002

Cherokee 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 113,345 miles
Vehicle was unattended idling while in "park". after a period of time (10+ min) it self-engaged into "reverse" and accelerated back out of the driveway and into a tree.

- Stow, MA, USA

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