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2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 306144 · 2001-08-03

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2000
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 LEFT RUNNING AND IN PARK ON A VERY STEEP DRIVEWAY. AFTER GETTING COMPLETELY OUT OF CAR CONSUMER REACHED IN TO GRAB SOMETHING WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO VEHICLE, IT WAS MOVING SO FAST CONSUMER SUFFERED TO NOSE, BRUISES ON SHOULDERS AND RIGHT LEG, INJURIES. UNTIL IT HIT A LARGE TREE AND AN OFFICER ARRIVED SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. *AK *ET

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
893387
Machine
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