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1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

1 injured · 308385 · 2001-08-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY CAR WAS IN PARK AND SWITCHED TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR BY THE OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR AND WAS DRAGGED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE CAR. THE CAR TURNED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AS I WAS RELEASED AND ROLLED OVER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. MUCH OF THE SKIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK WAS SCRAPED OFF AND I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER MINOR SCRAPES ON MY ARMS AND LEGS. I ALSO DEVELOPED MUSCLE PAIN IN MY NECK AND LOWER BACK AND WAS PUT ON MUSCLE RELAXERS.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
750019
Machine
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