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1994 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 306896 · 2001-08-03

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1994
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

WE WERE HUNTING 20 MILES INTO THE WOODS IN MAINE ON GRAVEL LOGGING ROADS. WE HAD STOPPED 3/4THS OF THE WAY UP A STEEP INCLINE WHEN I SPOTTED A BIRD AND MY WIFE GOT OUT. SHE DID NOT SEE THE BIRD SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND STARTED GETTING OUT OF THE JEEP. WITH MYSELF HALF WAY OUT THE JEEP BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, DRAGGING ME AS I WAS HOLDING ONTO THE DOOR AND MY 4 YR OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. I HAD TO LET GO AND THE JEEP ROLLED APPROX. 200FT BACK AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE CULVERT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
749731
Machine
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