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

crash · 302756 · 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
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PUT MY JEEP IN PARK, AND RAN TO A MAILBOX. WHEN I TURNED AROUND, I SAW THAT MY JEEP WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE. ORIGINALLY, I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I SOMEHOW OR OTHER LEFT IN REVERSE AND JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR, BUT I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T DO THAT. NO ONE WOULD BELIVE ME THEN. HOWEVER, I'VE JUST LEARNED THAT SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE. I JUST WANT TO LET U KNOW THAT IT HAPPENED TO ME TOO.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
747925
Machine
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