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2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash1 injured · 309524 · 2001-08-18

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN THE OWNERS GARAGE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE CAR LEAVING THE CAR DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE GARAGE. THE OPEN CAR DOOR FIRST HIT THE DRIVER KNOCKING THE DRIVER TO THE FLOOR, THE THE DOOR HIT THE FRONT EDGE OF THE GARAGE BENDING THE CAR DOOR BACKWARD AND PUSHING THE DOOR INTO THE VEHICLES' LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
750729
Machine
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