# 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `322715` · 2001-11-09 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## 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
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