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1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 303045 · 2001-07-09

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1994
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
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY I STOPPED TO GET THE NEWSPAPER. AFTER I HAS GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR BEGAN ROLLING. I HAD LEFT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN AND TRIED TO REACH THE FOOT BRAKE AND COULDN'T, SO I TRIED TO REACH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND COULDN'T. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE CURB INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND THEN THROUGH ANOTHER YARD BEFORE HITTING A TREE. THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED INCLUDING THE HOOD, GRILL, BUMPER, BOTH FRONT QUARTER-PANELS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE WATER PUMP.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
748132
Machine
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