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1996 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

crash · 171477 · 1999-09-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WITH VEHICLE PARKED IN REVERSE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED THE PASSENGER REACHED OVER AND STARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DRIVER IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AND TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. DRIVER WAS RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALMOST HIT. THEIR SHOULD BE A SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING WITHOUT THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED. UPON A INVESTEGATION BY CHRYSLER THEY STATED THAT THEIR WAS NO PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH A SAFETY SWITCH ON THE CLUTCH. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING AND ALSO VERY DANGEROUS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
711469
Machine
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