# 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `302108` · 2001-07-10 · 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:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
PE01021; VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHILE  CONSUMER  HOOKED A BOAT TO THE BACK OF VEHICLE.  BOAT  WEIGHED LESS THAN A 1,000 LBS.  VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, HITTING  SIDE OF THE TRAILER AND INTO LAKE HOUSTON UNDER 12FT OF WATER.  VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAD NOT MADE ANY CONTACTS TO  MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AT THIS TIME*AK.  CONSUMER STATES WHILE LOADING  BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER, ALL 4 WHEELS OF THE JEEP WERE NOT IN THE WATER, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PULLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, CONSUMER LEANED IN VEHICLE TO TURN KEY OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARD, BOTH THE TRAILER AND THE JEEP WENT COMPLETELY UNDERWATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OUT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS STILL ON AND THE TIRES WERE ROLLING.   *SLC
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