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1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 306789 · 2001-08-08

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PE01-021, ENGINE RUNNING AND GEARSHIFT IN PARK POSITION , WHEN SUDDENDLY GEARSHIFT POPPED OUT OF PARK AND WENT INTO REVERSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND IN A CIRCLE RUNNING INTO TREE. CONSUMER WENT TO VEHICLE, AND NOTICED GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL IN REVERSE.*AK *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
893864
Machine
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