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Jeep Grand Chrkee Unintnded Accel?



Did anyone catch the story about the woman in MA who went to move her
husbands Jeep out of the driveway and instead drove through a fence, out the
back yard and off  a small cliff, and into the ocean?  She was killed when
the Jeep flipped over frontwards and landed on it's top.  I remember hearing
stories of this phenomenon called Unintended Acceleration in Audi's and now
Jeeps.  Is there/could there be any truth to this?

I was under the impression that it was decided that the gas and brake pedals
were too close together on the Audi causing the confusion of people claiming
that they had their foot firmly on the brake.  I for one have caught the
brake pedal with the sole of my shoes while smashing the gas and left some of
my passengers uncomfortable.  Is this probably what happened in this Jeep
case?  (But I guess that wouldnt explain the fact that she went forwards
instead of backwards then now would it?)

Brian (foot firmly on the gas)