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1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

1 injured · 302793 · 2001-07-06

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

JEEP WAS IN PARK FOR ABOUT 30 SECS. RETURNED TO JEEP AND FOUND IT STARTING TO MOVE IN REVERSE. IT PICKED UP SPEED AND IN RUNNING AFTER IT I FELL AND HURT MY KNEE. GOT BACK UP AND CHASED JEEP FOR ABOUT 50 FT. IT BACKED UP INTO UPHILL DRIVEWAY AND SLOWED DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AND PULL PARKING BRAKE WHICH STOPPED JEEP. I NOTICED THAT IT STILL WAS IN PARK. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
747972
Machine
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