NHTSA complaint: 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
JEEP WAS AT IDLE IN PARK, UNOCCUPIED, THEN SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND RAN BACKWARDS, KNOCKING OWNER DOWN AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO ENTER TO STOP VEHICLE. NEARLY RAN OVER OWNER, BROKE GLASSES AND CUT HEAD WHEN HIT BY DOOR. JEEP WENT BACKWARDS INTO A WOODS AND STRUCK A TREE, BADLY DAMAGING ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR OF VEHICLE. SHIFT LEVER NOT IN REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE WAS ENTERED, STILL HALFWAY IN PARK. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation