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
WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND LET THE AUTOMOBILE. IT THEN STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS FOR SEVERAL YARDS AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR WITH NO PASSENGERS IN IT. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN MY CAR. I BELIEVE THAT IT KICKED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN JEEP CHEROKEE'S DOING THIS KIND OF THING.*AK