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1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 316963 · 2001-10-09

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1999
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 PARKED INSIDE OF PARKING LOT AT WORK, IT WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK,AND DRIVER WALKED AWAY A FEW FEET. THERE WAS A 18 WHEELER PARKED BESIDES GRAND CHEROKEE. TRUCK DRIVER WAS BLOWING HORN BECAUSE VEHICLE'S GEAR JUMPED IN REVERSE AND STARTED TOWARDS TRUCK, AND THEN SMASHED INTO TRYCK. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
897473
Machine
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