# 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1277875` · 2016-04-25 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 10,000
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT TRANSMISSION SHIFTER RECALL REGARDING MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.  ON APRIL 9, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 A.M., I STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE TO MAIL A LETTER. I PLACED THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE GEAR SHIFTER INTO 'PARK'.  IT ACTUALLY WENT INTO REVERSE.  AS I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, MY FOOT BEGAN TO SLIP.  I THOUGHT I HAD STEPPED ONTO SOME OIL ON THE PARKING LOT.  I PLACED MY OTHER FOOT ONTO THE PAVEMENT TO CATCH MY BALANCE.  IT BEGAN TO SLIP, ALSO.  IN THE CONFUSION, I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSE.  I STILL HAD A HOLD ON THE DOOR AND THE STEERING WHEEL.  AS I TRIED TO PULL MYSELF BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED.  AT THAT POINT, AND SINCE THE DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN, I DECIDED TO DROP TO THE PAVEMENT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE MOVING VEHICLE.  WHEN I DID, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL ROLLED OVER MY RIGHT LEG.  MY LEG MUST HAVE BEEN IN A FOLDED POSITION.  THE WHEEL ROLLED ONTO THE INNER-UPPER PART OF MY LOWER LEG, MISSING THE KNEE, AND OFF THE OUTER-LOWER PART OF MY UPPER LEG.  THE PAIN SET IN.  I WAS ABLE TO GET UP, CHASE DOWN THE VEHICLE, GET IN, AND STOP IT BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING.  I SAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR A WHILE UNTIL SOME OF THE PAIN SUBSIDED A BIT, DROVE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PLACE AT THE POST OFFICE AND PARKED IT.  I LOST THE LETTER I WAS MAILING AND SEARCHED FOR IT.  I WENT HOME,  TOOK THREE ASPIRIN AND A SHOT OF WHISKEY, AND WATCHED TELEVISION FOR A WHILE UNTIL I COULD SLEEP.
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