Jeepers

In article <3Xf%b.39544$mi6.1926@fe02.usenetserver.com>,
"Fletcher" <no@mail.com> wrote:

A friend of mine had installed a cruise control unit in his vehicle.
Once he had the throttle stick open as he turned into a parking space.
No incident, he shut it off. The next time it happened on the highway as
he turned onto another road. No incident either, he shut it off and
pulled over. Restarted it, it raced. He found that the little chain on
his cruise control would swing over, under g-force, and hang under a
protrusion.


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Matt Macchiarolo

>Read closely... the throttle was stuck. When they restarted the Jeep and
>put it in reverse, is raced backwards and dragged one fellow.
>There's a law suit coming to DC, (and a recall maybe).

Possibly because the 75-year old driver floored it and caused the pedal to be
jammed by some carpeting....
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Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Matt Macchiarolo

>Read closely... the throttle was stuck. When they restarted the Jeep and
>put it in reverse, is raced backwards and dragged one fellow.
>There's a law suit coming to DC, (and a recall maybe).

Possibly because the 75-year old driver floored it and caused the pedal to be
jammed by some carpeting....
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Matt Macchiarolo

>Read closely... the throttle was stuck. When they restarted the Jeep and
>put it in reverse, is raced backwards and dragged one fellow.
>There's a law suit coming to DC, (and a recall maybe).

Possibly because the 75-year old driver floored it and caused the pedal to be
jammed by some carpeting....
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Mike Hall

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:403E33FC.A7B002FD@sympatico.ca...
> I also find it hard to believe someone could be that stupid. Putting a
> racing engine in gear makes no sense at all.
>
> Mike
>

The article suggests that Johnson reached inside and started the vehicle..
so it would have to be in 'park' or neutral to do that.. at that point, I
would imagine that if the throttle stuck wide open, it would be obvious.. it
then says that he placed it in reverse, presumably with the engine racing..
does anybody else here get the impression that 'Johnson' was not actually
sitting in the vehicle, but attempting to operate the controls from
outside?.. I get the impression that somebody is trying to pin the blame on
DC, and not the stupidity of those involved.. I fail to see how documented
problems with '91-'95 Cherokees could have anything to do with a 2003 Grand
Cherokee..

Mike Hall

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:403E33FC.A7B002FD@sympatico.ca...
> I also find it hard to believe someone could be that stupid. Putting a
> racing engine in gear makes no sense at all.
>
> Mike
>

The article suggests that Johnson reached inside and started the vehicle..
so it would have to be in 'park' or neutral to do that.. at that point, I
would imagine that if the throttle stuck wide open, it would be obvious.. it
then says that he placed it in reverse, presumably with the engine racing..
does anybody else here get the impression that 'Johnson' was not actually
sitting in the vehicle, but attempting to operate the controls from
outside?.. I get the impression that somebody is trying to pin the blame on
DC, and not the stupidity of those involved.. I fail to see how documented
problems with '91-'95 Cherokees could have anything to do with a 2003 Grand
Cherokee..

Mike Hall

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:403E33FC.A7B002FD@sympatico.ca...
> I also find it hard to believe someone could be that stupid. Putting a
> racing engine in gear makes no sense at all.
>
> Mike
>

The article suggests that Johnson reached inside and started the vehicle..
so it would have to be in 'park' or neutral to do that.. at that point, I
would imagine that if the throttle stuck wide open, it would be obvious.. it
then says that he placed it in reverse, presumably with the engine racing..
does anybody else here get the impression that 'Johnson' was not actually
sitting in the vehicle, but attempting to operate the controls from
outside?.. I get the impression that somebody is trying to pin the blame on
DC, and not the stupidity of those involved.. I fail to see how documented
problems with '91-'95 Cherokees could have anything to do with a 2003 Grand
Cherokee..

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Brakes do not work, when they have lost their power vacuum due to
try to stop a car in gear and the engine is lugged down to low manifold
vacuum.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Hall wrote:
>
> I would have thought that high revs at the point of starting would be a clue
> to it possibly racing back, and one should always engage drive with the
> footbrake depressed..

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Brakes do not work, when they have lost their power vacuum due to
try to stop a car in gear and the engine is lugged down to low manifold
vacuum.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Hall wrote:
>
> I would have thought that high revs at the point of starting would be a clue
> to it possibly racing back, and one should always engage drive with the
> footbrake depressed..

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

Brakes do not work, when they have lost their power vacuum due to
try to stop a car in gear and the engine is lugged down to low manifold
vacuum.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Hall wrote:
>
> I would have thought that high revs at the point of starting would be a clue
> to it possibly racing back, and one should always engage drive with the
> footbrake depressed..