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1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 307163 · 2001-08-04

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1995
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

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO REVERSE WHEN VEHICLE IN "PARK" WITH ENGINE RUNNING. TWO INCIDENTS. FIRST WHEN REVERSING OUT OF GARAGE - NO DAMAGE. SECOND WHEN PARKED IN POST OFFICE PARKING LOT. UNATTENDED VEHICLE, NO DRIVER AND NO PASENGERS, REVERSED ACROSS LOT AND INTO MAILBOXES. DAMAGED MAILBOX, NO PERSONAL INJURY. DRIVER'S DOOR WAS OPEN AND I WAS ABLE TO REACH IN AND PUSH GEARLEVER INTO "PARK" AS VEHICLE HIT MAILBOXES.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
749846
Machine
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