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1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 300904 · 2001-07-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND IN PARK IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY JUMPING INTO VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SCRAPES AND BRUISES. MANUFACTURER HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK AS A RESULT OF THE VEHHICLE JUMPING OUT OF GEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS BENT BACKWARD BY COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE SIDEWALL. NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
892000
Machine
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