# 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `215349` · 2000-06-09 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1990
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
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
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