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

crash1 injured · 302830 · 2001-07-06

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
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND LEFT IT RUNNING TO RUN INTO A STORE I WAS HALFWAY IN THE STORE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD IN REVERSE. IT PROCEEDED TO BACK UP OVER A CURVE AND HIT A BUILDING AFTER I MANAGED TO REACH INSIDE AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. FORTUNALTELY MY CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE CAR WERE NOT INJURED ONLY FRIGHTENED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
748006
Machine
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