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1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

crash · 322715 · 2001-11-09

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
1997
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

CAR WAS IN PARK, RUNNING, WHEN I GOT MY MAIL. I WAS BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLICK, WHEN I LOOKED UP THE VEHICLE WAS HEADED TOWARD ME. I TRIED TO JUMP IN AND STOP THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT. IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ACROSS A 55MPH ROAD INTO THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE CAUSE $2,094.00 IN DAMAGE. I PAID MY $500 DEDUCTIBLE AND MY INSURANCE PAID THE BALANCE. WHEN DAIMLER CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE DAY WE WERE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS INSPECTION, MY HUSBAND WARMED UP THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, WHEN HE CAME OUT THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN IN REVERSE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
754290
Machine
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