POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
JEEP WAS LEFT RUNNING IN PARK. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND PROCEED AT A RELATIVELY FAST SPEED IN A CIRCULAR DIRECTION FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS UNTIL IT STRUCK A PARKED 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. IT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. IT NARROWLY MISSED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE AREA. WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP THEY STATED THAT THERE COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE A PROBLEM. *AK