# 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `304898` · 2001-07-23 · 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:** CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING.  VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE GEAR AND RAN INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE.  I WAS ALMOST CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES, BUT MOVED AWAY FROM THE COLLISION AT THE LAST MOMENT.  I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON 8/29/00 FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT FINE. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*