# 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `302432` · 2001-07-05 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
MY 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS YEAR.  ON THE FIRST OCCASION, THE CAR SMASHED INTO MY BACK STEPS CAUSING ABOUT $500 DAMAGE TO THE STEPS AND $1250 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.  I HAD BEEN IN THE CAR AND EXITED TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE GARAGE.  THE CAR WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS TOWARD THE HOUSE.  WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF, I FOUND THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE, NOT PARK.  I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IF IT HAD BEEN IN GEAR, SO I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS AMISS WITH THE CAR.  LATER IN FEBRUARY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I WAS THEREFORE ABLE TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO STOPE THE CAR. *AK
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