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

VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING AND IN PARK. 45 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE AFTER BEING PARKED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, ACROSS A NARROW ROADWAY AND HIT A WALL. THE REVERSE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. I WITNESSED THE EVENT (FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS INJURED - ALTHOUGH VERY, VERY CLOSE). HOWEVER, I PURSUED THE ISSUE WITHOUT SUCCESS. I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SHIFTER EVEN THOUGH THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS VISIBLY SHOWING "PARK" BUT WAS IN FACT, ENGAGED IN REVERSE. I SUSPECTED THAT THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM. I SOLD THE CAR SHORTLY THEREAFTER AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAIN JUST IN CASE MY INCIDENT CAN HELP WITH THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE SHIFTER. I KNEW OTHERS WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SOONER OR LATER SOMETHING WOULD COME OF IT FOR CHRYSLER. I DOCUMENTED THE ENTIRE EVENT, HOWEVER, CURRENTLY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND MY DOCUMENTATION (THIS TOOK PLACE OVER 2 YEARS AGO. YET, I AM STILL LOOKING). I HOPE I CAN HELP WITH THE INVESTIGATION, I AM VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT AUTOMOBILES, THERE WAS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SHIFTER CONSOLE  I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN OF IT. *AK