NHTSA complaint: 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
GEAR SHIFT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO GO INTO DRIVE WITHOUT EITHER PRESSING ON THE BRAKES OR TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN REVERSE BY ACCIDENTLY HITTING GEAR SHIFT. ALSO, DEALER FOUND THAT THE RAMP IN WHICH THE LOCKING MECHANISM FITTED INTO WAS WORN OR DESIGNED AT AN EXTREME AN ANGLE, ALLOWING THE RAMP TO BE PUSHED INTO THE REVERSE POSITON. IN 1998, DEALER INSTALLED A SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation