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

1 injured · 324131 · 2001-11-21

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

Narrative

I PULLED INTO MY SON'S DRIVE-WAY TO PICK HIM UP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WHILE I WAITED FOR HIM TO COME OUT. HE WAS SAYING SOMETHING TO ME SO I OPENED THE DOOR AND STOOD SO I COULD HEAR HIM. HE WAS ASKING FOR ME TO COME INSIDE. STANDING BESIDE THE JEEP WITH THE DOOR OPEN, I REACHED IN TO SHUT SHUT THE CAR OFF. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. THE CAR HIT ME AND KNOCKED ME DOWN. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE CEMENT. MY SON RAN AFTER THE CAR AND STOPPED IT FROM GOING ACROSS THE STREET. THEN HE TOOK ME TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I HAD A CT SCAN AND SUFFERED HEAD AND TISSUE INJURIES, INCLUDING BLACK EYE (WEAR GLASSES), HEAD LUMP, NECK, FOREHEAD AND TEMPLE BRUISING, BRUISED SHOULDER, BRUISED BEHIND, BRUISED ARM AND BRUISED LEG.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
754794
Machine
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