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

crash1 injured · 303208 · 2001-07-13

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1998
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

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARDS. OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR WAS TORN OFF BY GARAGE DOOR, CONSUMER RAN AFTER VEHICLE, JUMPED IN, AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. SHE SLICED HER WRIST. CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
892724
Machine
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