By Leftlane Staff
Thursday, Jun 15th, 2006 @ 8:09 am

Connecticut authorities are urging federal regulators to probe possible “unintended acceleration” flaws in recent Jeep Grand Cherokee models. Officials said they had received several reports of Jeep Grand Cherokees suddenly accelerating out of car washes while changing gears to drive from neutral. “The rate and severity of these sudden acceleration incidents suggest a severe structural flaw — certainly more than simple coincidence,” said Blumenthal said state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. “These incidents — in one case killing a Connecticut man — call for aggressive and vigorous action to prevent another needless, preventable tragedy,” he said.

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