1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

IN MAY 1998, I WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH OUR FIRST CHILD. I HAD PULLED OUR NEW JEEP UP TO THE MAILBOX & LEFT IT IDLING IN PARK. THE NEXT THING I KNOW I AM AT THE MAILBOX & THE JEEP HAS ROLLED BACK INTO A PARKED TRUCK. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT THE OTHER DRIVER & I BOTH NOTICED THAT THE JEEP WAS STILL RUNINNG & IT WAS STILL IN PARK. I CTOLD THE DEALER THAT IT HAD OBVIOISLY SLIIPED OUT OF GEAR BUT HE BASICALLY BLAMED IT ON ME. HE SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT I WAS SO PREGNANT I PROBABLY FORGOT TO PUT IT IN PARK. FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN;T REVERSE UP TO THE MAILBOXES AND SECOND I WAS A 9 MONTH PREGNANT WOMAN WHO WAS NOT CAPABLE OF JUMPING OUT OF A MOVING V=CAR! THE CAR STAYED STILL LONG ENOUGHT FOR ME TO UNDO MY SEATBELT, OPEN THE DOOR & LEAVE IT OPEN AND CLEAR THE DOORWAY. I KNEW I HAD PUT IT IN PARK BUT THEY REFUSED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. I PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE AND WENT AND HAD MY DAUGHTER. I CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS & THEY DID WORK ON THE GEAR SHIFT ONE MORE TIME. I KNOW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE JEEP SO I HOPE THIS HELPS YOUR INVESTIGATION. MY LEASE ON THE JEEP WAS UP MAY 2001 SO I HAVE TURNED THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THANK YOU. SHELLEY CARSON. *AK