# 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `310082` · 2001-08-24 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING ON A RAMP AT A INCLINE TO BACK A BOAT INTO  WATER, WHEN IT INADVERTENTLY JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE, CAUSING  BOAT TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE, AND DAMAGED  BACK OF  VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK  CONSUMER STATES THE TRAILER WAS ALSO DAMAGED.   *SLC
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