# 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `306348` · 2001-08-06 · 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:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
CONSUMER STOPPED AT A GAS STATION, GOT OUT AND LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING.  CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS, AND BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER GOT IN, VEHICLE HAD ALREADY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. A WEEK BEFORE, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO  DEALER  BECAUSE OF HEARING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN IN REVERSE.  DEALER AT THAT TIME REPLACED THE VALVE SYSTEM.  *AK  THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS LOOSE RIGHT AFTER THE VALVE WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED.   *SLC
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