# 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `148256` · 1999-04-22 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
WHILE STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO REVERSE.  NO ONE WAS IN THE AUTOMOBILE AT THE TIME. IT CRASHED INTO A DELLIVERY TRUCK, AND THEN JUMPED INTO "DRIVE" AND FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REACH INTO THE OPEN DOOR AND TURN OFF THE ENGINEOFF. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED $5,000.00 AND FORTUNATELY NO PERSONS WERE INJURED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER WAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE AND ACCELERATED.  *AK
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