NHTSA complaint: 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WHILE BOTH DOORS WERE OPEN WHEN BACKING VEHICLE BACKWARDS, NOTICED CHILD WALKING ON SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO GET CHILD, AND WITHOUT AND INDICATION VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK, ROLLING BACKWARD, AND CHILD GOT COUGHT BETWEEN DOORS, DRAGING CHILD. CONSUMER JUMPED INTO VEHICLE AND PULLED EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL ABOUT 15 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. CHILD WAS RUSH TO HOSPITAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation