# 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `308656` · 2001-08-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
I PULLED MY JEEP OUT OF THE GARAGE, WHILE IDLING,  I GOT OUT  TO GO BEHIND THE JEEP TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE.  I WAS HIT AND THROWN TO THE BACK OF THE GARAGE RECEIVING MANY BRUISES AND SCRATCHES. I THEN WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS CHECKED OUT.  MY INSURANCE AGENT CAME THE NEXT DAY AND FILED A REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT . THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE JEEP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE  DAMAGE  TO THE JEEP,  TO THE GARAGE AND ITS CONTENTS WAS IN EXCESS OF $7000.00.   IN AUGUST  2001,  I SAW ON CNN NEWS JEEP GRAND  CHEROKEE'S  WERE BEING REPORTED FOR TRANSMISSIONS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR.  I WANTED TO REPORT MINE AS WELL.  THANK-YOU   RICKY AND NANCY GERRIN     8-13-01. *AK
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