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

VEHICLE WAS IN "PARK" WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. DRIVER GOT OUT TO REMOVE SOMETHING FROM THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED GOING IN REVERSE. DRIVER TRIED TO STOP IT BY OPENING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. BEFORE THE DRIVER COULD GET IN, THE DOOR GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETING IN THE GARAGE AND PINNED THE DRIVERS LEG, CRUSHING IT. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO IN REVERSE UNTIL THE DOOR WAS BENT ALL THE WAY BACK. SOMETHING GOT WEDGED UNDER THE VEHICLE, STOPPING IT FROM GOING ANY FURTHER, ALTHOUGH THE WHEELS WERE STILL TURNING. UNABLE TO FREE HER LEG, SHE STARTED SCREAMING FOR HELP. A NEIGHBOR CAME TO THE RESCUE, CONFIRMING THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WAS INDEED IN THE "PARK" POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS HENCE BEEN NAMED "CHRISTINE". THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.*AK