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1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 311836 · 2001-08-28

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
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

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK. WHEN MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. IT ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT A FENCE, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMER. SHE TELLS ME THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, SHE HAS PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND FOUND THAT IT DID NOT STAY THERE. SHE WAS STILL IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO JAM THE SHIFT INTO PARK.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
751257
Machine
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