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

crash1 injured · 322042 · 2001-11-07

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
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ENGINE RUNNING, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT BACKWARD, CONSUMER TRIED TO JUMP INTO VEHICLE TO STOP IT, BUT WAS HIT BY THE DOOR, VEHICLE HIT A CEMENT CURB, THEN HIT A TREE. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN. *AK *JG

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
898867
Machine
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