POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TO STOP TO REMOVE SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE ROAD. I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND LEFT MY VEHICLE. AFTER I LEFT THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE CAR BEHIND ME. I THOUGHT AT THE TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE BUT I DID NOT HAVE IT CHECKED OUT SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. NOW I AM READING THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP.*AK