NHTSA complaint: 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT CURVE, CONSUMER TURNED ENGINE ON, AND VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK. VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS, THEN DASHED FORWARD. VEHICLE HIT A TREE ,AND ALMOST A PEDESTRIAN. CONSUMERS LEG WAS INJURED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK UPON IMPACTING THE TREE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED FROM THE FORCE OF THE DRIVER'S IMPACT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURES. NLM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation