# 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `310618` · 2001-07-12 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AS THE DRIVER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICE THAT THE DOOR WAS COMING TOWARDS HIM, HE PROCEED TO JUMP BACK INTO THE CAR AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE BUT INSTEAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARDS AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH, AS A RESULT THE DRIVER BECAME PINNED BETWEEN HIS VEHICLE AND A VEHICLE ENTERING THE SERVICE STATION, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES (PELVIS, FEMUR AND ELBOW FRACTURES).  NLM
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