# 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `306172` · 2001-08-03 · 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
PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO CHECK MAIL, WALKED AROUND BACK OF VEHICLE TO MOVE TRASH CANS, AND NOTICED VEHICLE MOVING BACKWARDS. IT KEPT MOVING. WAS ABLE TO GRAB BUMPER, BUT NOT STOPPING VEHICLE. DRIVER'S DOOR WAS STILL OPEN , AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IN. VEHICLE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, BACKWARDS, BUT WAS NOT TOTALED. VEHICLE LANDED ON DRIVER'S DOOR.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*