# 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `303356` · 2001-07-10 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
MY JEEP WAS ON LEVEL GROUND.  I PUT IT INTO "PARK" WITH THE ENGIN, E STILL RUNNING IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO MOMENTARILY CHECK ON SOMETHING.  PERHAPS 30 SECONDS LATER WHEN I WAS ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE, IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND RAMMED INTO TWO CARS PARKED BEHIND IT.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE JEEP.  NO ONE IN THE CARS WAS HURT.  THE JEEP WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT THE TWO CARS WERE.  THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK
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