Jeep Grand Cherokee lethal in evasive maneuver test

[nilocs]

Jeep Grand Cheroke fails

http://www.teknikensvarld.se/jeepmoosetest/

Well thats not good.

[seadoo2006]

Jeep Grand Cheroke fails

http://www.teknikensvarld.se/jeepmoosetest/

Well thats not good.

Misleading title is misleading ... hell, the driver self-corrected ... yawn.

[B3passatBMX]

This just in. SUV's do not handle like cars.

[Khyron]

Read article. All other SUVs did fine, old Cherokee did fine, this new one flips at 40mph - 60km/hr - not even highway speeds. That's completely unacceptable. Think about it - you drive that fast in some res areas.

[curvedinfinity]

The subject matter expert at Chrysler was slacking

[nilocs]

Misleading title is misleading ... hell, the driver self-corrected ... yawn.

Professional Driver on a closed circuit.
Not sure what your point is.

In the real world...
Soccer Mom going 60+ mph down the interstate swerves to avoid an obstacle or another car..
the "anti rollover system" according to this test would not be effective.

[Shomegrown]

Misleading title is misleading ... hell, the driver self-corrected ... yawn.

The number of drivers (outside of TCL) who would have stopped it from rolling in the real world is infinitesimally small.

[CanIGetAWhatWhat]

Statement from Chrysler Group:

Chrysler Group engineers are investigating a Swedish magazine’s evaluation of the 2012 Grand Cherokee. During the evaluation, the publication was able to capture images of a Grand Cherokee on two wheels as it performed an extreme maneuver in an overloaded condition.

Advised of this event by the magazine, Chrysler Group engineers made numerous attempts to reproduce the wheel-lift in a properly loaded vehicle. Extensive testing produced no such result.

A subsequent evaluation was conducted by the magazine July 8 in Sweden and witnessed by Chrysler Group engineers. Three vehicles performed 11 runs on a course prepared by the magazine. None reproduced the original event.

The uncharacteristic result was obtained using a vehicle loaded beyond its weight specifications. The Grand Cherokee’s weight limitations are clearly stated on the vehicle and in the owner’s manual.

Also, the extreme maneuver performed by the magazine is not certified by any regulatory agency, nor is it used to establish any sanctioned safety ratings.

Chrysler Group takes seriously any safety concerns and engineers are examining the event to better understand the magazine’s claims.

A “Top Safety Pick” of the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the 2012 Grand Cherokee is an award-winning SUV that features Electronic Stability Control and Electronic Roll Mitigation as standard equipment. It meets or exceeds all government safety mandates and its outstanding performance has made it the most awarded SUV in history.

[driveareliablecar]

They made a mistake exporting these death machines.

[zane!]

Chrysler SUV drives like poop? Hardly newsworthy.

[wide_load]

Impressed the old dude kept it on 4 tires and avoided the camera gear in the end.

[patrickvr6]

Read article. All other SUVs did fine, old Cherokee did fine, this new one flips at 40mph - 60km/hr - not even highway speeds. That's completely unacceptable. Think about it - you drive that fast in some res areas.

Read article. It didn't flip.

The test driver really jerked that thing around. Solution: Hit the moose.

[Turbio!]

Professional Driver on a closed circuit.
Not sure what your point is.

In the real world...
Soccer Mom going 60+ mph down the interstate swerves to avoid an obstacle or another car..
the "anti rollover system" according to this test would not be effective.

The moose test is relevant in Scandanavia, but that's just about it. Any smaller animal, you're far better off hitting it than trying to avoid it. Beyond that, the scenario is specifically mimicking avoiding an animal in the roadway that you absolutely cannot hit. I don't think it's realistic or representative of any scenario besides the one it's explicitly named after. If you're cranking the wheel that hard to avoid another vehicle or a road hazard, you suck at defensive driving.

Also, this:

A subsequent evaluation was conducted by the magazine July 8 in Sweden and witnessed by Chrysler Group engineers. Three vehicles performed 11 runs on a course prepared by the magazine. None reproduced the original event.

The uncharacteristic result was obtained using a vehicle loaded beyond its weight specifications. The Grand Cherokee’s weight limitations are clearly stated on the vehicle and in the owner’s manual.

I, for one, am shocked that a vehicle loaded over GWVR displayed adverse reactions when subjected to a bizarrely extreme avoidance maneuver.

In an experiment, you test on the basis of one changed variable. Not two. Teknikens Varld is testing vehicles irresponsibly.

[MylesPH1]

Doesn't the current Grand Cherokee share its chassis with the last generation Mercedes ML? Did they Moose-Test that? I didn't see any mention of it, I'd think they'd make a pretty big deal about it if they did.

[Turbio!]

They made a mistake exporting these death machines.

You made a mistake posting. That's okay, though, we forgive you.

[Air and water do mix]

Professional Driver on a closed circuit.
Not sure what your point is.

In the real world...
Soccer Mom going 60+ mph down the interstate screams, lets go of the wheel and maybe hits the brakes. the "anti rollover system" according to this test would not be effective.

Fixed.

[Aonarch]

Read article. All other SUVs did fine, old Cherokee did fine, this new one flips at 40mph - 60km/hr - not even highway speeds. That's completely unacceptable. Think about it - you drive that fast in some res areas.

Yup. That is the point of the test.

Also if you watch the article the announcer pins most of it on the 20" wheels and tires.

[Air and water do mix]

I, for one, am shocked that a vehicle loaded over GWVR displayed adverse reactions when subjected to a bizarrely extreme avoidance maneuver.

In an experiment, you test on the basis of one changed variable. Not two. Teknikens Varld is testing vehicles irresponsibly.

Please. The next thing you'll tell me is that a news program will set up a truck to puncture it's gas tanks in a rigged crash test for sensationalistic reasons.

[Cousin Eddie]

Chrysler SUV drives like poop? Hardly newsworthy.

Reading comprehension. Try it, two posts up from yours. Improperly (over)loaded vehicles handle unpredictably and outside of their engineered capabilites. More News at 11.

[Turbio!]

please. The next thing you'll tell me is that a news program will set up a truck to puncture it's gas tanks in a rigged crash test for sensationalistic reasons.

nawwww never happen

[Turbio!]

Chrysler SUV drives like poop? Hardly newsworthy.

Oh, look, the car lounge is being the car lounge again.

[SSLByron]

Yup. That is the point of the test.

Also if you watch the article the announcer pins most of it on the 20" wheels and tires.

Of course he does. Otherwise, you might notice that the car is being driven outside the manufacturer's recommended parameters.

[Chris_V]

The moose test is relevant in Scandanavia, but that's just about it. Any smaller animal, you're far better off hitting it than trying to avoid it. Beyond that, the scenario is specifically mimicking avoiding an animal in the roadway that you absolutely cannot hit. I don't think it's realistic or representative of any scenario besides the one it's explicitly named after. If you're cranking the wheel that hard to avoid another vehicle or a road hazard, you suck at defensive driving.

Also, this:



I, for one, am shocked that a vehicle loaded over GWVR displayed adverse reactions when subjected to a bizarrely extreme avoidance maneuver.

In an experiment, you test on the basis of one changed variable. Not two. Teknikens Varld is testing vehicles irresponsibly.

Shhh, Turbio. Don't introduce facts and logic into an argument against a Chrysler/Jeep vehicle. Or any vehicle, for that matter.

[Cousin Eddie]

Don't ever been as far to has gone want to be more like 20" Rimz or bigger or you could swerve moose and dead until she tropper has sideburns finds you rolled over.

[TheDarkEnergist]

Overloaded Jeep, didn't hit the brakes, I doubt many drivers will find themselves in the same situation.

[Galrot]

The moose test is relevant in Scandanavia,

I would have thought it's very relevant in Canada, Finland and Russia too ...

[Turbio!]

Read article. All other SUVs did fine, old Cherokee did fine, this new one flips at 40mph - 60km/hr - not even highway speeds. That's completely unacceptable. Think about it - you drive that fast in some res areas.

Even TV weren't manipulating the results by overloading the Jeep, one wouldn't use the moose avoidance maneuver in a residential area for any reason. You'd do the classic "threshold brake and avoidance turn" maneuver that every good driving school drills into you.

[Turbio!]

I would have thought it's very relevant in Canada, Finland and Russia too ...

My statement wasn't necessarily exclusive, so let's not get too caught up in the semantics.

[CanIGetAWhatWhat]

Those saying they doubt drivers will find themselves in the same situation, how do you know that for a fact? **** happens and that's what ESC is for: to keep the vehicle in control during as many avoidance maneuvers as possible. That test is well within the limits of ESC and at a fairly moderate speed and so a vehicle equipped with ESC shouldn't be that close to rolling in such a situation. And apparently the Grand Cherokee isn't when not overloaded past spec like these testers at the Swedish magazine did.

[pat_ernzen]

Haha, what an article title. So one of their test driver's died during the test, right? Ugh.

[mikegilbert]

Don't ever been as far to has gone want to be more like 20" Rimz or bigger or you could swerve moose and dead until she tropper has sideburns finds you rolled over.

[MCTB]

I, for one, am shocked that a vehicle loaded over GWVR displayed adverse reactions when subjected to a bizarrely extreme avoidance maneuver.

Are you being sarcastic or serious? How many people who drive a car actually know that there is a load recommendation? When youre heavily loaded, everything becomes a deadly situation.

[nilocs]

Don't ever been as far to has gone want to be more like 20" Rimz or bigger or you could swerve moose and dead until she tropper has sideburns finds you rolled over.

[SSLByron]

Are you being sarcastic or serious? How many people who drive a car actually know that there is a load recommendation? When youre heavily loaded, everything becomes a deadly situation.

Nope, only Chrysler products. I read it online and it was written by Europeans. Fact.

[zane!]

Oh, look, the car lounge is being the car lounge again.

Teh internets is srz business today.

It was a joke.