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2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1450012
Internal NHTSA #	11075224
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2011
File date	15/01/18
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Over a period of one week, both of the tubular side steps broke off my jeep. In one case, i was standing on the driver's side tubular side step in order to reach a windshield wiper. With no warning, the entire tube dislodged from all three brackets and fell to the ground with me falling too. One week later, while picking up a customer at his hotel, he used the passenger side tubular side step to help him enter the car. Again, with no warning the tube broke off and fell to the ground. My customer was injured pretty badly as his shin was cut open by one of the mounting brackets for the tubular side step. Upon inspection of both tubes, it is evident that the tubes are very light wall and corroded away in the vicinity of each fastener, allowing the fasteners to pull right through the tube wall. What worries me is that there was no warning. Neither tube showed any signs of being loose. The fasteners were (still are) tightly secured to the mounting brackets. With this type of "no warning" failure, one can imagine what would happen if a jeep is driving down the road and a tubular side step falls off. I would think that would be a major safety concern. Fyi - my local jeep dealer expressed their condolences, but stated that on a 7 year old vehicle that would not be jeep's issue if it corroded and fell off. I suggested that the tubular side step falling off could have the same devastating effect as a bumper falling off. It was suggested that i should engage the dealer in more frequent multi-point inspections. Yet, they confirmed that checking the side steps is not on the multi-point list. I'm making you aware of this because i couldn't live with myself if i didn't report it and later heard of a death or injury as a result of this happening to another jeep owner or to an innocent victim.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	89000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OCONOMOWOC, WI
VIN pattern	1J4RR6GT7BCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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