Petition re: unintended acceleration

An NHTSA Defect Petition into Jeep vehicles. Closed 3 January 2007.

Investigation
DP06002
Type
Defect Petition
Opened
13 July 2006
Closed
3 January 2007

What NHTSA investigated

Odi received a petition requesting a defect investigation concerning unintended acceleration in the 2006 jeep commander stemming from a fatal incident that occurred in delaware in december 2005.AFTER a careful review of the circumstances surrounding this incident, odi finds no evidence to indicate the influence of a manufacturing defect.likewise, no similar complaints concerning this model exist in the odi complaint database.accordingly, the petition is denied.odi reserves the right to revisit this issue in the future should circumstances warrant.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
JeepCOMMANDER2006
JeepCOMMANDER 4X22006

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.