# 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `302459` · 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:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
THE JEEP WAS REVERSED UP A DRIVEWAY AND PLACED IN PARK.  THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THEN ABOUT 20 SECONDS LATER, THE JEEP JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND DROVE ACROSS THE STREET AND WAS STOPPED BY A DITCH.  THE HAND BRAKE WAS NOT ACTIVATED.  I DID NOT REPORT IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MUST HAVE BEEN A DRIVER ERROR, BUT I SAW THE SAFETY REPORT ON CNN (7/4/01) AND REALIZED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A DEFECT.  *AK
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